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A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.

China successfully launched another spacecraft on Sunday, set to carry three astronauts to its space station. One crew member aboard the Shenzhou 23 is expected to remain in space for one year, ranking among the world’s longest single stays in space.

After achieving a historic milestone by journeying further into space than any other human, the Artemis II astronauts are now poised to encounter one of the most perilous elements of their mission, with NASA cautioning that "there’s no plan B."

Astronauts aboard Artemis II have reported a mysterious burning smell coming from the $23 million advanced toilet system, which had previously malfunctioned after takeoff.

NASA announced on Tuesday that it has canceled plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use components from the project to construct a $20 billion base on the moon’s surface. Additionally, NASA is planning to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars.

NASA prepared its repaired Artemis II moon rocket for a return trip to the launch pad overnight Thursday, setting the stage for a delayed April 1 launch to send four astronauts on a historic nine-day flight around the moon and back.

Lovell, the character famously played by Hanks in the Oscar-winning movie, passed away on Thursday at the age of 97

Their SpaceX capsule descended by parachute into the Pacific Ocean near the Southern California coast, one day after leaving the orbiting laboratory

NASA revealed that test pilot Butch Wilmore is stepping down after dedicating 25 years to his service

On a podcast, the Jonas Brothers stated that Buzz Aldrin 'declined' to have a picture taken with them when they encountered the astronaut in 2017

Spectacular footage recorded by astronaut Anne McClain showed the breathtaking scene of the aurora borealis seemingly dancing across the Earth following a geomagnetic storm

According to a paper from the Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Chinese researchers identified a new strain of bacterium with "unique abilities" that enabled it to flourish on the Tiangong Space Station

Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere in a Russian Soyuz capsule to wrap up a seven-month mission at the International Space Station.

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, and Gayle King joined the Blue Origin team on their space flight on Monday

Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and the rest of the Blue Origins crew who flew to space on Monday may not technically be considered astronauts, according to the federal government.

Rescued American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams disclosed that the issues with the Boeing Starliner were much more severe than initially believed. They came close to being lost in space when four thrusters malfunctioned as they tried to dock with the International Space Station

The Fox News anchor attempted to ease the tension but failed spectacularly

Butch Wilmore conducted his initial interview following his return to Earth after spending nine months stranded in space

President Trump said Tuesday that he expects to welcome rescued US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the Oval Office when they "get better" following their long-awaited return to Earth Tuesday.

Follow The Post’s live updates as NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday in a splashdown off the coast of Florida after being stranded at the ISS for nine months.

American astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stranded, are set to return to Earth on Tuesday, concluding their prolonged nine-month mission in space

Crew-9 commander Nick Hague donned a grey alien mask inside the ISS as his crew awaited the arrival of astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov.