It is one of the rarest atmospheric phenomena that occurs. Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) have shared amazing photos of a rare blue jet-sprite. NASA astronaut, Butch Wilmore took the snap which was shared on Reddit by astronaut and astrophotographer Don Pettit. In the caption for the picture, Petit wrote: “Here is […]

1 year ago

Brings a whole new meaning to pea soup… Two astronauts who have been stranded in space for almost six months have been living off food made with their own sweat and urine. Butch Wilmore, 61, and Sunita Williams, 58, left Earth on the 5 June with the International Space Station (ISS) as their destination aboard […]

1 year ago

‘It was like seeing a wound in the side of your country’  Video footage capturing the moment an astronaut watched in horror from space as the South Tower collapsed during the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City has been released on TikTok. Frank Culbertson was the only American off the planet during the attacks […]

3 years ago

Mark Vande Hei set a new record for the longest stay aboard the International Space Station A Nasa astronaut returned to Earth aboard a Russian craft on Wednesday, breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight by an astronaut at 355 days. Mark Vande Hei broke the previous record for the longest stay aboard the […]

4 years ago

Bezos and Musk are licking their lips After three decades of floating in the cosmos, NASA has announced that the International Space Station (ISS) will come hurtling to Earth in a ball of fire in just under a decade. The station will travel 227 miles to the surface of the planet at around 17,000 miles […]

4 years ago

The green peppers were then used for tacos NASA has announced that astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully grown green peppers in space. The US space agency said that the chile peppers were grown for the Plant Habitat-04 investigation. In a statement, NASA said: “During the week, crew members got their first […]

4 years ago