INternational Space Station

A Japanese astronaut has spoken about his amazing growth spurt and concerns that he may not fit into his Earth-bound Soyuz space shuttle.

Using samples from surfaces in the space lab, unknown microbes have been collected and identified.

Nasa astronaut Joe Acaba recalled a family tradition of celebrating the New Year with his father's chilli at midnight.

Space station astronauts celebrated Christmas by watching Stars Wars The Last Jedi and opening gifts from Earth.

From Nasa's Trappist1 discovery to the mysterious Oumuamua – here are the biggest and most interesting space stories of the year.

From Nasa's ambitious goal to travel to Alpha Centauri to hunt for alien life to Russia's plan to open up a luxury hotel in space – these are the best space stories of the week.

The Russian space agency wants to build a hotel, complete with Wi-Fi, a luxurious cabin and more, aboard the ISS.

"This was a fantastic way to end the year for SpaceX east coast launches," Jessica Jensen, director of SpaceX's Dragon Mission Management, said.

The movie could be sent via SpaceX's Dragon capsule which will be heading towards space station Friday.

The historic mission will also see SpaceX attempt to launch a previously used orbit rocket and a pre-flown Dragon capsule for the first time.

The glowing meteor was captured when the space station was travelling at a speed of 28,100kmph.

The historic attempt comes just months after SpaceX first relaunched a used Falcon 9 rocket booster into space in March.

Bacteria seem to thrive in the Space Station and researchers find that most of them are harmless.

Incredible footage of our planet shared by International Space Station commander Randy Bresnik reveals natural and man-made wonders.

The ISS will install a new experimental sensor that can calculate the size, trajectory and impact of space debris that is less than a millimetre in size.

Nasa Astronaut Randy Bresnik took time out of his busy schedule to film this incredible footage of Earth from space.

From the odd cigar-shaped interstellar asteroid to the mysterious object shooting across the Heathrow airport – these are the best space stories of the week.

The crew at the International Space Station plan to enjoy pouches of turkey, mashed potatoes, and cranberry-apple dessert to celebrate the national holiday.

Budweiser says the barley it sends to the ISS will remain aboard for a month, before it makes its way back to the Earth to be analysed further.

Astronauts living in the International Space Station spoke to Pope Francis in a unique and harmonious exchange of science and religion.

The December mission will mark the first flight from the refurbished launch pad SLC-40 since the explosion.

Experts reportedly believe the Russian sensor, which was delivered to the space station last week, could be linked to a controversial military endeavour.

Nasa astronaut Randy Bresnik shared a video of fidget spinners and ISS astronauts spinning in zero-gravity.

A bird crossed the Sun at the exact same time as the ISS, which was flying past at over 28,000kms per hour.

Russian officials have recognised the challenge posed by SpaceX and others but - 60 years after Sputnik - can the nation ever hope to regain its place in the global market?

The US space agency said it wanted to expand human presence into the solar system.

European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured the astonishing footage of the Northern Lights.

The spacecraft's safe return marked the end of SpaceX's 12th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The patch is shaped like the Millennium Falcon and will feature fan favourited droids as well as the Death Star.

Nanosatellite casing and battery packs created on 3D printer launched from International Space Station