A tether covered in solar panels could boost the ISS's orbit
The ISS's orbit is slowly decaying. While it might seem a permanent fixture in the sky, the orbiting space laboratory is only about 400 km above the planet. There might not be a lot of atmosphere at ...
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Sunita Williams embarks on first spacewalk in 12 years, tackles key ISS repairs
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams returned to spacewalking after 12 years, stepping outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday alongside astronaut Nick Hague. Designated ...
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Stranded astronauts to complete spacewalks in January for International Space Station repairs
NASA astronauts who have had unplanned extended stays on the International Space Station (ISS) since this summer are both scheduled to participate in spacewalks in January. Williams and Wilmore are ...
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Sunita Williams Steps Out Of ISS For Her 8th Spacewalk As NASA Astronaut - WATCH LIVE
NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Nick Hague ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday for US spacewalk 91. The spacewalk, starting from 6.30 pm IST, is expected to ...
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NASA's stranded astronaut leaves the ISS for first time in months... but there's a catch
One of NASA's stranded astronauts has finally left the International Space Station (ISS) after being stuck inside for eight months - but she's not headed home. Sunita Williams had a much-needed ...
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Two NASA astronauts are currently outside the ISS, repairing an X-ray telescope
NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Suni Williams work on the exterior of the ISS on January 16, 2025. NASA TV Two NASA astronauts are currently performing a spacewalk, having headed outside of the ...
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'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS shooting past Earth from the ISS
An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...
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The Curious History of Venn Diagrams
In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...
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Space mysteries: How does the ISS stay in orbit without falling to Earth?
The International Space Station (ISS) orbits high above our heads, yet the pull of Earth's gravity never hauls the complex out of orbit and sends it plummeting through our atmosphere, where it ...
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ISS backs three of four dissident director candidates in Air Products fight
ISS backed Mantle Ridge's founder Paul Hilal, former industry executive Dennis Reilley and Andrew Evans. The report also urged investors to withhold their votes from CEO Seifi Ghasemi, lead ...
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Watch Live As NASA Astronauts Upgrade the ISS and Hunt for Microbial Life
Credit: NASA Two spacewalks scheduled for this January will see astronauts updating station hardware and searching for microorganisms on the ISS, with each walk lasting over six hours. Two NASA ...