Pettit is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the ISS, and is currently undertaking his third. On September 11 2024 ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit's video of an "intensely green" aurora from the ISS has stirred online speculation about its authenticity. The vivid, static ...

Auroras are beautiful lights seen near the North and South Poles. If you are near the North Pole, the lights are called aurora borealis or Northern Lights.

With three space missions under his belt — and more than a year aboard the International Space Station — NASA astronaut Donald Pettit has experienced something that very few humans have.

It got within 140 million km on 14 January, but as it heads off again into the void of space, the southern hemisphere is best ...

Astronaut Donald Pettit shared a mesmerizing 9-second video of auroras from the ISS, sparking debate online. While some viewers praised the stunning visuals, others questioned the authenticity, ...

The Capillary Cup is a zero-gravity cup designed by NASA astronaut Donald Pettit on the International Space Station. The product is an open drinking cup designed to be used in a microgravity ...

NASA astronaut Donald Pettit shared a mesmerizing aurora video from space, sparking online debate, with some questioning its authenticity and others admiring its beauty.

Solar winds are the ions continuously streaming from the sun's surface. Donald Pettit was selected by the NASA in 1996. He holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the ...