Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley landed in the ocean, off the coast of Florida.

Nasa astronauts back on Earth after first splashdown in 45 years

Americans Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley face the threat of a hurricane in the area where they will land.

Astronauts depart ISS en route to first splashdown return in 45 years

Nasa has launched astronauts into space from US soil for the first time in nine years, on board SpaceX’s Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket.

For the first time in nine years, astronauts will depart for the space station from US soil.

The news was confirmed by the space agency in a tweet on Monday afternoon.

The capsule holds cheddar and manchego cheeses as well as fresh fruit and vegetables among other things.

The shuttle carrying the satellite launched into space in the early hours of Monday morning.

Christina Koch will return to Earth this week after spending 328 days in space.

The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off as normal before the Dragon crew capsule catapulted off the top 12 miles above the Atlantic.

The blazes have been burning since September and led to dozens of deaths.

Stargazers could catch glimpse of a lunar eclipse coinciding with the first full moon of 2020.

However, poor weather conditions in parts of the UK made it hard for some astronomers to see the event.

NASA nicked-named a massive star the 'Jack-o'-lantern Nebula' after images showed what looked like a cosmic hollowed-out pumpkin.

With Halloween lurking around the corner, Nasa put out a picture which showed active regions on the sun glowing like a carved pumpkin.

The new world, called GJ 357 d, could be up to twice the size of Earth and orbits a star one third the mass of the Sun and 40% cooler.