For the same reasons, though, space may be the perfect place to study cancer — and someday even treat it. This year, tumors grown in laboratories on Earth are headed to the ISS as part of the ...

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At the very start of what was supposed to be a weeklong space mission, NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wonder if they’d ever make it back to the Earth’s surface.. As ...

A stunning video of the northern lights as seen from space was shared by NASA astronaut Anne McClain at the International Space Station. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis ...

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, ... A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit. May 12, 2025 12:19 PM ET. By .