Timef 01/15/2026
- Astronauts Are Safe After NASA Medical Evacuation From Space Station nytimes.com2026-01-15 20:51:56
The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.
- Who is left on the International Space Station? nytimes.com2026-01-15 17:58:04
- How NASA deals with astronauts’ medical needs on the I.S.S. nytimes.com2026-01-15 16:25:03
- Live Updates: Astronauts Head Home After Space Station Medical Evacuation nytimes.com2026-01-15 15:22:22
Two Americans and astronauts from Japan and Russia are set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a medical issue prompted NASA to move up their return to Earth.
- What happens during the astronauts’ return to Earth? nytimes.com2026-01-15 15:00:08
- Is it risky to fly a sick astronaut home to Earth? nytimes.com2026-01-15 14:16:01
- Here’s what to know. nytimes.com2026-01-15 14:15:58
- NASA to Begin Space Station Medical Evacuation: What to Know nytimes.com2026-01-15 03:10:41
Four astronauts are leaving the outpost about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.
- Weather Detours a Scientific Expedition to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier nytimes.com2026-01-15 03:01:20
Bad weather has postponed attempts to set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier. So researchers got onto the sea ice and met a local.
- What a Wolf Pup’s Stomach Revealed About the Woolly Rhino’s Extinction nytimes.com2026-01-15 01:01:07
Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost.
- Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus nytimes.com2026-01-15 00:25:49
This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.
