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Astronaut Scott Kelly Had The Best View of Last Night’s Bonkers Aurora

An ultra-rare, ultra-gigantic geomagnetic storm last night had people seeing Northern Lights as far south as Georgia. But from his perch at the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly captured pretty much the most amazing aurora borealis shots ever. Kelly is spending the year on the ISS while his twin brother Mark stays behind on…

Tech News Alissa Walker Jun 23

Wait, Is This River Floating?

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly just tweeted this photo, that he took from aboard the International Space Station. You can see the Bighorn River, which stretches through Wyoming and Montana… and, wait, why does it look like it’s floating? The explanation for this optical illusion is known as relief inversion, and you may often experience it…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy May 8

ISS Astronauts Chose Gravity For Their (Meta) Movie Night Tonight

Here’s your meta moment for the night: the astronauts aboard the International Space Station are having a movie night, and their flick of choice is Gravity, according to Scott Kelly. Wonder how the line “I hate space!” will go over with this crowd?

Movies Cheryl Eddy Apr 25

So This Is What Space Coffee Brewed With Pee Looks Like

Good to the last drop! NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly has just posted this photo of a perfect ball of orbital coffee on Facebook. (And on Twitter. And on Instagram.) This tiny bowling ball is a large drop of freshly brewed espresso sitting peacefully at the end of a drinking straw in the form of an…

Space & Spaceflight Attila Nagy Apr 22

NASA’s Latest Astronaut Is Pretty Good With A Camera

During Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s tenure on the International Space Station, he became the space-geek heartthrob, mostly thanks to his extensive series of YouTube insights into life on the ISS (plus the ‘stache, of course). The newest occupants of the ISS have some big moon boots to fill, but they’re starting out the right way.…

Space & Spaceflight Chris Mills Apr 6

Year in Space For Russian-American Crew Begins With Spectacular Launch

The first ever ‘One-Year Mission’ to the International Space Station (ISS) started with a bang March 27, with the spectacular nighttime launch of the Russian/American crew from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and culminated with a flawless docking. The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft is seen as it launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 43’s…

io9 Ken Kremer - Universe Today Mar 28

Watch Today’s Historic Launch To The ISS, Live Right Now!

Today at 12:42 p.m. PDT/3:42 p.m. EDT, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is scheduled to begin his year-long journey to the International Space Station — a voyage which, if successful, will surpass the U.S. record for longest-duration human spaceflight by more than 100 days. Above: Scott Kelly sits inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Mar 27

How To Fly A Spaceship To The ISS: Orbital Mechanics And A Fancy Stick

How do astronauts get from Earth to the International Space Station? Well, in a Soyuz spacecraft, of course. But do you know what kind of path the Soyuz takes to rendezvous with humanity’s orbital outpost? It’s probably not what you think. On Friday, NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly will launch on a Soyuz spacecraft destined for…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Mar 25

The longest American spaceflight in history will launch in 2015

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station typically spend no more than six months in space before returning to Earth. But in spring 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will begin a yearlong sojourn aboard the orbital outpost — a voyage which, if successful, will become the longest spaceflight ever performed by an American. Kelly will be…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez Nov 27

Astronaut Scott Kelly Had The Best View of Last Night’s Bonkers Aurora

Wait, Is This River Floating?

ISS Astronauts Chose Gravity For Their (Meta) Movie Night Tonight

So This Is What Space Coffee Brewed With Pee Looks Like

NASA’s Latest Astronaut Is Pretty Good With A Camera

Year in Space For Russian-American Crew Begins With Spectacular Launch

Watch Today’s Historic Launch To The ISS, Live Right Now!

How To Fly A Spaceship To The ISS: Orbital Mechanics And A Fancy Stick

The longest American spaceflight in history will launch in 2015

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