One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.

Astronaut Don Pettit has taken one of the most incredible astrophotography pictures ever, and possibly the best taken by ...

Pettit is now in the midst of his third stint on the International Space Station, and the decade he had to prepare for his current stay in orbit was put to good use. Accordingly, he is well ...

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is currently on his third stay on the International Space Station where he works with other astronauts to conduct experiments and maintain the celestial outpost. But in his ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared two striking images of the Los Angeles wildfires, taken from the International Space Station (ISS). These devastating fires erupted in the hills of Los Angeles County ...

Sunita Williams, the seasoned astronaut, finds herself not alone but in the company of a diverse group of scientists aboard ...

The Russians have big ambitions for their space program. They are planning a new space station to replace their share of the International ... with the reelection of Donald Trump, are not helpful ...

As a reminder, the ATLAS comet came closest to Earth on January 14, at a distance of 142 million kilometers. A day earlier, the comet reached perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, making it shine ...

By Zachary Small After a Naming Contest, Cardea Joins the Celestial Ranks as a Quasi-Moon The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit ...

MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American docked at the International ... Donald Pettit in the crew. The launch took place without obvious problems and the Soyuz entered ...