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As astronaut Sunita Williams finally heads back to Earth after more than nine months in space, her hometown in Needham is getting ready to celebrate her return.

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A massive homecoming is in store for four astronauts making their descent down to Earth — and one of them is Sunita Williams of Needham, Massachusetts.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

NASA’s SpaceX launched Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station Friday.

Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday evening on their way to the International Space Station.

A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

A launch pad problem prompted SpaceX to delay a flight to the International Space Station on Wednesday to replace NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

After several delays, the mission launched from California on Tuesday.

Needham native Sunita Williams isn’t leaving the space station just yet, but the first major step to get her home is set to happen on Wednesday.

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NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed toward orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies.

NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore’s teenage daughter Daryn Wilmore said it’s “mentally exhausting” to have her dad be stuck in space since June 2024.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke about their nine months aboard the International Space Station in advance of their return home.

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have to wait until their replacements arrive at the International Space Station next week before they can check out.

A new study in Nature Communications shows that the so-called Red Planet’s color comes from a water-rich mineral called ferrihydrite.

Elon Musk has made unfounded claims that two NASA astronauts were left on the space station for “political reasons” after their Boeing spacecraft ran into problems.

But — importantly — the chances are still “extremely low,” though they have ticked up since the object was first detected.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June, will come home sooner than anticipated.

NASA said that SpaceX will switch capsules for upcoming crew flights to bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home in mid-March instead of late March or April.

Sixty labs around the world are analyzing dust and pebbles from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Talk about a job with a view! NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, a native of Needham, Massachusetts, joined fellow astronaut Nick Hague on a spacewalk. The duo completed four tasks, including patching up a telescope. They worked so efficiently that they even did extra work, including photographing some components for more repairs. All of this done in just under six hours….