In the bigger picture, "down" could be defined as being below the plane of the solar system, which is known as the ecliptic.

Crew-11 disembarked the Dragon Endeavour at about 01:30 local time (09:30 GMT) after a nearly 11 hour journey back to Earth.

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For the first time, the three-year average global temperature was more than 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial temps.

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Although 2025 did not set a new global temperature record, it still delivered clear signs of a warming planet.

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth. The crew of four returned Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a ...

The space rock, known as "2026 AJ" and 40 feet in diameter, is hurtling toward our planet at around 20,500 miles per hour.

Crew 11 is expected to splash down off the coast of Southern California at 3:41 a.m., closing out a 167-day stay in space.