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The Canadian Space Agency has announced four new Canadian-led scientific studies aboard the International Space Station. The research will track red blood cell loss, vision changes and other effects of long-duration spaceflight through MRI, ultrasound and blood testing. “Spaceflight is hard on the human body, I’ll lose muscle, bone, even balance, but studying those changes...

The four astronauts of SpaceX Crew-11 successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) early Saturday aboard the Falcon 9 rocket. This comes after the second attempted launch of the vessel Friday. The crew serves as relief for Crew-10 — the team that took over from the astronauts stranded on the ISS for nine months...

The International Space Station captured stunning views of Hurricane Erin travelling through the Caribbean on Tuesday. According to NASA, the International Space Station flew 260 miles over the hurricane as it travelled northwest through the Caribbean with maximum sustained wind speeds of 168 km/h.

NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean early on Tuesday after her fifth trip to the International Space Station (ISS), joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary returning from their countries’ first ISS mission.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were only supposed to be at the International Space Station (ISS) for a week, but they ended up staying for nine months. Mike Armstrong explains why the astronauts’ space mission was unexpectedly prolonged, and how the pair is faring back on Earth.

After being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams spoke about their return to Earth. Asked about what they wanted to do first or if they were craving any particular food, Williams said “I wanted to hug my husband and hug my dogs… I had a good grilled...

After being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams returned to Earth Tuesday afternoon.

Two NASA astronauts have successfully made it back to Earth after being stuck on the International Space Station for nine months. It’s a pivotal moment in ISS history. Lexy Benedict reports.

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally returned safely to Earth after their time on the International Space Station unexpectedly ballooned into a nine-month stay. Mike Armstrong explains why it took so long to bring the pair home, and the toll the long mision has taken on their bodies.

A four-person crew from the SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday to relieve the two NASA astronauts who have been stranded in space for the last nine months.

Four astronauts blasted off to the International Space Station on Friday, on a mission that will allow two other astronauts to finally return home. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are expected to touch down on Earth next week.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were only supposed to be at the International Space Station (ISS) for eight days, but they are still there nine months later. Heather Yourex-West explains why Williams and Wilmore are still there, why they don’t consider themselves “stuck” or “stranded in space,” and the latest plan to bring the...

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) that would set into motion the long-awaited homecoming of U.S. astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the ISS for nine months.

Researchers from the University of Oxford have sent human cells into orbit on the International Space Station (ISS) to help unravel the mystery of faster aging in space.

Boeing’s inaugural astronaut mission came to a close late Friday night as the company’s empty Starliner capsule landed in the New Mexico desert. The two test pilots were left behind at the International Space Station, as NASA deemed their return too risky and booked SpaceX to bring them home. However, their return won’t happen until...

The Boeing Starliner has seen delays, cost overruns and helium leaks — and now, the astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station (ISS) caught a strange noise coming from the spacecraft in the lead-up to its departure this week. Astronaut Butch Wilmore radioed mission control in Houston on Saturday to report a “strange noise” coming...

The Boeing Starliner capsule, which transported two NASA astronauts, is set to leave the International Space Station (ISS) next week — empty. The Starliner will return to earth on Sept. 6, though the astronauts will remain aboard the ISS until February 2025 before being transported home in a SpaceX capsule.

Two Western University experts say a longer stay on the ISS will present some challenges for the astronauts, including how to cope with living in a confined space with a co-worker for a long period of time.​

Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, the two astronauts stuck in space, will have to stay on the International Space Station (ISS) until next February. NASA says the pair will return on a SpaceX craft, rather than the Boeing Starliner that took them into space, because of a faulty propulsion system that is just too risky....

NASA is expected to announce on Saturday its decision about whether two stranded astronauts – who rode the glitchy Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station in June – can safely travel home in the Boeing capsule, or if they will need to use a SpaceX vehicle.