Browsing: Astronauts

January 10, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA Announces Return Date for Evacuating ISS AstronautsFour ISS crew members are set to touch down on…

NASA’s unprecedented decision to prematurely end a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) because of a sick astronaut is shining a light on how the…

January 8, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmIn Unprecedented Move, NASA to Rush Astronauts Home after Medical Incident on ISSNASA on Thursday announced it…

January 7, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA Postpones Spacewalk Just Hours Before Astronauts Were to Exit ISSTwo NASA astronauts were scheduled to complete…

If humans are ever to land on Mars, they will need somewhere to stay—a protective shell that can shield them from the sun’s harsh rays. One…

Three crew members left the International Space Station and landed back on Earth after 245 days in space.The cosmonaut and station commander, Sergey Ryzhikov, handed over…

November 24, 20252 min readChina to Launch Rescue Shenzhou-22 Spacecraft for Stranded AstronautsThe Shenzhou-22 is set to launch November 25By Humberto Basilio edited by Claire CameronCrew…

November 14, 20251 min readStranded Chinese Astronauts Return to Earth, but Space Junk Threats RemainThe Shenzhou 20 spacecraft was too damaged to bring its crew home…

November 11, 20252 min readChina’s Stranded Astronauts Are Safe—For Now. But How Will They Get Home?There are six people living on the Chinese space station Tiangong…

November 7, 20254 min readChina’s Stranded Astronauts Show the Dangers of Space JunkThree Chinese astronauts will likely return safely to Earth after a reported space-junk strike.…