International Space Station

ISS astronaut Tim Peake shares extraordinary, rare image of noctilucent clouds! - View pic

Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of the European Space Agency has photographed an image this time, that will help us see the Earth from a perspective – through noctilucent clouds!

Jun 07, 2016, 00:02 AM IST

Watch - Orbital ATK completes 'hot fire' test of upgraded Antares rocket!

The 30-second test took place at 5:30 p.m. (EDT) on May 31, 2016 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Pad 0A located at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

Jun 01, 2016, 09:55 AM IST

Watch – Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's live video chat with ISS astronauts today!

Zuckerberg will video chat with the astronauts uisng Facebook's Live for 20 minutes asking them questions submitted by users on the NASA's Facebook page.

Jun 01, 2016, 09:16 AM IST

NASA installs space station's inflatable room

NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams began introducing air into the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module on Saturday afternoon, but he only filled air into the spacecraft for a very short time, ranging from one to 30 seconds, each time, Xinhua news agency reported.

May 29, 2016, 11:15 AM IST

NASA inflates spare room in space

Astronauts will now perform tests to ensure the pod does not leak air and conduct other preparations before entering it for the first time.

May 29, 2016, 02:46 AM IST

NASA to make second attempt to inflate expandable habitat on ISS

 After NASA's first attempt at deploying an inflatable habitat on the International Space Station - crucial for future deep space exploration - failed, the US space agency will make another attempt on Saturday.

May 28, 2016, 15:24 PM IST

Mark Zuckerberg to connect with ISS astronauts via Facebook Live

The popular social networking giant Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg will take connectivity to a new level by connecting with the astronauts in space.

May 28, 2016, 12:46 PM IST

Watch: Incredible view of the Suez Canal, Egypt!

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been posting amazing pictures of the Earth taken from space on his scoial media account.

May 28, 2016, 09:57 AM IST

Space station gets ready for expansion of inflatable capsule 'BEAM' today

The experimental expandable capsule BEAM that docks with the ISS was sent to space in April last year by NASA and Bigelow Aerospace.

May 26, 2016, 09:50 AM IST

Watch: A closer look at the Tajik National Park, Tajikistan!

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams just completed 65 days in the International Space Station (ISS) but he has shared many spectacular photographs and time-lapse video of the Earth like his fellow astronauts.

May 22, 2016, 11:41 AM IST

View from space: Unique appearance of Po River Valley in northern Italy!

Like fellow astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams is also showering his social media followers and space enthusiast with incredible photographs of the Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).

May 20, 2016, 23:44 PM IST

NASA goes into flashback mode; shares image of Atlantis take-off in May, 2000! - See pic

The mission took the crew of six American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut to the ISS to deliver logistics and supplies, as well as to prepare the station for the arrival of the Zvezda Service Module, launched by Russia on July 12, 2000.

May 19, 2016, 22:21 PM IST

See pic: Tim Kopra shares outstanding view of Turkey at night!

NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, who is the commander of the International Space Station (ISS) must have shared around hundreds of breathtaking pictures of our planet from space.

May 19, 2016, 22:08 PM IST

Spectacular view from space - Water etchings in Western Mexico sands (Pic inside)!

The astronaut shared this May 15, 2016 image to social media describing 'water etchings in western Mexico sands'.

May 19, 2016, 08:32 AM IST

Stunning view of Earth's night lights captured from space – See pic!

The stunning view was taken when ISS was passing over the island nation of Kiribati at the time, about 2600 kilometers (1,600 miles) south of Hawaii.

May 18, 2016, 13:50 PM IST

NASA deploys CubeSat to study Sun's soft x-rays

Soft X-rays can disrupt the Earth's upper atmosphere and hamper radio and GPS signals travelling through the region.

May 17, 2016, 13:29 PM IST

International Space Station successfully completes 100,000th orbit of planet Earth!

The US space agency proudly announced the achievement of this feat on its website exclaiming that this is more than 2,643,342,240 miles traveled, which is also like 10 round trips to Mars, or nearly the distance to Neptune!

May 16, 2016, 23:42 PM IST

Breathtaking image of Bahamas coral reefs captured from space - See pic!

Tim Kopra is the current commander of the ISS as part of Expedition 46 and Expedition 47.

May 16, 2016, 09:58 AM IST

Watch video: Astronaut Jeff Williams shares mesmerising time-lapse video of sunrise from space!

Breathtaking views of numerous places on planet Earth as seen from space, have been served on a platter by the astronaut to his followers, ever since he boarded the ISS on March 18, 2016.

May 15, 2016, 13:48 PM IST