Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...

April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, alongside his two Russian ...

During their mission, Pettit and his crewmates spent 220 days in space, orbiting the Earth 3,520 times and traveling a total ...

A change of command ceremony will take place the day before at 2:40 p.m. ET April 18, which NASA will also livestream. A complete schedule of coverage can be found here. After returning to Earth ...

Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.

NASA's official Earth Day 2025 poster. | Credit: NASA To help commemorate and engage in Earth Day 2025, one fun activity we can all partake in is a special NASA page where participants can ...