NASA’s oldest astronaut has returned to his home planet after spending the days leading up his 70th birthday off-world.

NASA's astronaut Don Pettit's return marked the end of a seven-month mission aboard the ISS alongside two Russian cosmonauts.

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

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, ...

NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month mission on board the International Space ...

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

Taking to Twitter to confirm the 70-year-old's safe return to Earth, NASA wrote: "Home sweet Houston. @NASA_Astronauts Don ...

A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut has successfully returned to Earth. According ...

Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens picture their 70th birthday. But NASA's oldest ...

Crew spent 220 days in space, completing 3,520 Earth orbits; Pettit turned 70 on landing day. MOSCOW - A Soyuz capsule that ...

Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Sunday local ...

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a ...