Welcome home! Four astronauts have returned to Earth following more than two weeks living aboard the International Space Station (ISS).Axiom Space's fourth crewed mission to the ISS, known as Ax-4, concluded early this morning,

See the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the Milky Way galaxy in this time-lapse view from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA | edited by Space.com

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson.

SpaceX's Dragon Grace, carrying the Ax-4 crew including the Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, undocked from the ISS after nearly three weeks of space exploration.

A SpaceX Dragon capsule safely returned the Axiom Mission 4 crew to Earth on Tuesday after nearly three weeks in space.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth safely in the Pacific early Tuesday morning, concluding her fifth journey to

The next astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is just around the corner.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to Earth on Monday, wrapping up a private mission and catching a ride home with SpaceX. Their capsule undocked from the orbiting lab and aimed for a splashdown the next morning in the Pacific off the Southern California coast.