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Astronaut Captures Dazzling Aurora Dancing Above Earth

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot (@sophastro) was recently treated to incredible, dazzling aurora displays in space while aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

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Caledonianrecord ·last mo.

Astronaut shows how to vacuum on the International Space Station

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Themountaineer ·last mo.

Astronaut shows how to vacuum on the International Space Station

By Dean Murray By Dean Murray European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot demonstrated on Wednesday, June 24, how to do housekeeping on the International Space Station (ISS).

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Newsweek ·last mo.

UFO Update: NASA astronaut reveals planned test for extraterrestrial life

A NASA astronaut preparing for a grueling eight-month stint in orbit has revealed a plan to test for extraterrestrial life on the International Space Station (ISS). Dr. Anil Menon, an emergency medicine physician and U.

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Satnews ·last mo.

Who Has Authority to Intervene in a Space-Based Emergency?

If an astronaut crew suffers a catastrophic life-support failure in low-Earth orbit today, no global authority possesses the centralized legal mandate—or the structural obligation—to execute an emergency rescue mission.

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Spacedaily ·last mo.

In June 2025, a 65-year-old former NASA astronaut named Peggy Whitson became the oldest woman ever to orbit Earth — taking off aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon as commander of the privately funded Axiom Mission 4 — and during her 18-day stay on the International Space Station, she pushed her career total past 695 cumulative days in space, the most of any American astronaut and the most of any woman who has ever lived.

The numbers behind Peggy Whitson’s career do not, by themselves, capture the unusual shape of it. She is, by total time in orbit, the most experienced American astronaut alive — ahead of every man and woman the agency…

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Europeanspaceflight ·last mo.

ESA Astronaut Tests European Spacesuit Prototype Aboard ISS

ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot has tested a European intravehicular activity (IVA) spacesuit prototype aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

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TechRadar ·4 mo. ago

Artemis II astronaut snaps a 'stunning' photo of the Moon's surface using an iPhone 17 Pro Max — this is what you can get with 8x zoom (and an unparalleled view)

Artemis II astronauts have snapped the Moon with their iPhones The photos were shown off during a NASA livestream More images continue to be shared as the Orion spacecraft heads home Having circled around the Moon, the…