The astronauts are not furloughed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Although the U.S. government is shut down, NASA's astronauts in space are still expected to show up for work every day.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of ...

Photos shared by NASA show what life looked like 250 miles above Earth in 2025, including images of hurricanes, the northern lights, and city streets.

The goal should be a new golden rule linking the search for life elsewhere to the spread of life beyond the bounds of Earth. Humans should expand into the cosmos in the same way that, were the situation reversed, we would wish alien life to expand towards us: carefully, respectfully and in happy anticipation. ■

Moss clinging to the outside of the International Space Station has survived months in open space, enduring vacuum, radiation and wild temperature swings that would kill most complex life. The result has startled biologists and space engineers alike ...