Flying through Earth’s orbit are thousands of satellites and two operational space stations, including the International Space Station, which weighs as much as 77 elephants. The International Space ...

How is it possible for the ISS to stay in orbit? Learn more about the science behind orbiting Earth and more in this NASA ...

NASA says that the International Space Station (ISS) shifted its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. The debris avoidance maneuver involved firing thrusters on the ISS at 2:09 p.m. CT for 5 ...

The International Space Station (ISS) was forced to shift its orbit on Tuesday to avoid a piece of debris. Had the ISS maintained its typical orbit, it would have come within 2.5 miles of a floating ...

The International Space Station is going a just tiny bit faster today, after receiving an orbital boost from SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. SpaceX's 31st commercial resupply mission lifted off Nov. 4, ...

NASA has revealed details about its plan to deorbit the International Space Station (ISS) after it's decommissioned in 2030. At a press conference, NASA explained how the US Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) ...

Cygnus XL is Northrop Grumman's largest cargo spacecraft to date. The spacecraft was reconfigured to have increased payload ...

The idea of sending moss into space came to Fujita during studies of plant evolution and development. Mosses thrive in some ...

There are at least 19,000 pieces of space debris in Earth's orbit, not including active satellites, that the U.S is monitoring. NASA says that the International Space Station (ISS) shifted its orbit ...