One of the two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) has taken their first space walk since arriving at the station nearly seven months ago. Suni Williams went for the space walk on Thursday, Jan. 16 to help NASA’s Nick Hague with some outside repair work, according to the Associated Press.

One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.

Most of the Expedition 72 crew enjoyed a day off on Tuesday, while two NASA astronauts focused on cutting-edge human research and biotechnology studies. This work comes as the crew prepares for two spacewalks later this month,

People who appreciate good astrophotography will no doubt be familiar with the work of Don Pettit, a veteran NASA astronaut who is closing in on having lived 500 days of his life in space. Pettit is now in the midst of his third stint on the International Space Station,

He used long exposure camera techniques to capture a jaw-dropping image from 257 miles up on the International Space Station.