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A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of science, supplies, and hardware for NASA’s SpaceX CRS-33 mission, approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 25, 2025, for an automated docking to the Harmony module’s forward port.

Watch SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule head for home today after historic ISS-boosting mission

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule will undock from the International Space Station today (Feb. 26), and you can watch its departure live.

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colorful streaks of light far below a T-shaped spacecraft in the foreground

Spacecraft, stars and city lights | Space photo of the day Feb. 25, 2026

By Brett Tingley published

Cities far below the International Space Station and stars far in the cosmic distance create ghostly trails of light in a long-exposure photograph from NASA astronaut Chris Williams.

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Two women hold up spongy white materials to the camera, one woman wears glasses and a pink blazer and the other has a gold hoop earring

We ate space mushrooms and survived to tell the tale

By Rebecca Allen, Sara Webb published

They were gourmet, but not from any grocery store you can find on Earth.

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Scientists successfully mine meteorites on International Space Station — using microbes

By Julian Dossett published

Can we use fungus to mine precious metals from asteroids?

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City lights are visible on the night side of Earth between the solar panels of docked spacecraft in a picture captured from the International Space Station.

Lunar New Year fireworks seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Feb. 19, 2026

By Anthony Wood published

Beijing sparkles with Lunar New Year celebrations.

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SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon flies free over the Earth during a sunrise

SpaceX Crew-12 mission latest news: It's docking day for Dragon astronauts

By Tariq Malik last updated

Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

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Who are the astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission to the ISS?

By Josh Dinner published

NASA and SpaceX are proceeding ahead of schedule with their next astronaut launch to the International Space Station, which is currently operating with a skeleton crew.

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A sunset showing the black curve of the Earth with a golden band of light just above and a blue band of light above that

Astronaut sees sunset from space | Space photo of the day for Jan. 27, 2026

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry published

The views of the setting sun are just as spectacular from space as they are on Earth.

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a large barge approaches a white cone-shaped capsule in the ocean

ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 astronauts safely back on Earth

By Tariq Malik, Mike Wall, Josh Dinner last updated

NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.

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a large barge approaches a white cone-shaped capsule in the ocean

SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts return to Earth after 1st-ever medical evacuation of ISS

By Mike Wall published

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission splashed down safely today (Jan. 15) after the first-ever medical evacuation of the International Space Station.

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