The ISS’s microbial environment most closely resembles a hospital isolation room. It could be making astronauts sick.

The overly sterile environment of the International Space Station is missing important microbes, a new detailed map shows. If ...

Learn how the excessive cleanliness of the International Space Station poses health problems for astronauts and why ...

Turns out, being too clean can be a bad thing. Scientists suggest the International Space Station (ISS) is so sterile that it ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is too clean and should be made dirtier to keep astronauts healthy, scientists have ...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s call to crash the ISS into the seas in 2027 is a bombshell proposal that, if echoed by NASA, will trigger a backlash across the Station allies.

Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study suggests that these issues could be due to the excessively sterile ...

Hear from NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts during a news conference beginning at 11:55 a.m., March 4, from the International Space Station.

NASA's International Space Station (ISS) is a marvel of engineering, housing advanced scientific research and highlighting ...

The International Space Station may be too sterile – and the astronauts on board could benefit from it being a little dirtier ...

Elon Musk recently called for the ISS to be deorbited "as soon as possible." Experts say the station provides vital research, ...

Progress MS-30 (or Progress 91) will deliver three tons of "gifts" (food, fuel, and supplies) for the space station crew on ...