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November 5, 2025

Margaritaville on a mission: Jimmy Buffett patch to fund ISS science

The first mission patch to directly fund research on the International Space Station is the first product of a long-standing but little known collaboration between the ISS National Laboratory and Margaritaville. Yes, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville...

November 4, 2025

Scott Tingle named NASA chief astronaut, succeeds ISS crewmate Joe Acaba

NASA has named its 19th chief astronaut. Scott Tingle, who spent 166 days on the International Space Station in 2018 and was next to command the first operational flight of Boeing's Starliner, is succeeding Joe Acaba as the head of the astronaut office.

November 2, 2025

Humans have lived on ISS for 25 years: here's how they left their mark

The International Space Station has served for 25 years as a continuous home for a total of 162 people from 12 countries. All of the residents made their mark in one way by contributing to its assembly or by using it for science. They left a personal mark, too.

October 27, 2025

25 years, one website: 'ISS in Real Time' captures quarter-century on space station

With the milestone just days away, you are likely to hear this week that there has now been a continuous human presence on the International Space Station (ISS) for the past 25 years. But what does that quarter of a century actually encompass?

October 16, 2025

Seiko relaunches NASA-approved, space shuttle-era 'Astronaut' watch

A digital watch that was chosen by many astronauts to wear on the space shuttle is getting a relaunch. Seiko has announced the return of its A829 Sports 100 "Rotocall," a timepiece worn by more than 85 crew members on their winged orbiter missions.

November 3, 2025

'Space Explorers: Ultimate' VR app brings users to ISS and space to their homes

With the release of Felix & Paul Studios' latest version of "Space Explorers," users can now find and collect virtual space artifacts on the International Space Station and then interact with them within their own physical spaces.

October 29, 2025

Japan's 1st advanced cargo ship, HTV-X1, arrives at the International Space Station

For the first time in five years, a Japanese spacecraft has arrived at the International Space Station. JAXA (the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) oversaw the HTV-X1, its first upgraded cargo ship, as it was captured and berthed to the orbital complex.

October 22, 2025

TX lawmakers double down on Discovery, call for DOJ investigation into Smithsonian

Have you heard the news that Texas' senators want to chop up NASA's retired space shuttle Discovery in order to move it from the Smithsonian to Houston? The lawmakers in question have and are now crying foul to the Justice Department.

October 14, 2025

Omega styles 'Grey Side' Speedmaster on astronaut's view of moon

Omega, the watchmaker behind the first timepiece worn on the moon, is revisiting the "dark and grey sides" of Earth's celestial neighbor with seven new wristwatches, including a model inspired by one of the first humans to see the far side firsthand.

October 31, 2025
Xinhau

China launches Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship

China launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission.

October 24, 2025
The New York Times

How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth

The darkness we expected. What we had underestimated was the silence: the quiet of the vacuum, disturbed only by our breath and the radio in our ears.

October 21, 2025
MIT Technology Review

25 years of research in space

MIT astronauts aboard the International Space Station — and the MIT researchers who have sent up experiments — have advanced our understanding of science, space, and the universe.

October 21, 2025
USA Today

NASA on the fashion frontier

From the red carpet to the runway, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's logos have turned into status symbols, inspiring designers, brands and fans around the world.

October 14, 2025
Challenger Center

The Challenger Flag Finds Its Home in Colorado

On Saturday, October 11th, the flag was unveiled in its permanent home at Challenger Learning Center of Colorado in Colorado Springs.

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