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

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

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

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

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.

Axiom Space, in collaboration with NASA, is fast-tracking the transition to an independent, commercial space station. By ...

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.

DOGE leader and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said it's time to speed up preparations to deorbit 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 ...