Amid the escalating tensions between Russia and the United States over the Ukraine war, a SpaceX spacecraft bound for the International Space Station (ISS) was launched on Wednesday (October 5) carrying a Russian crewmate.

Amid US-Russia unease over Ukraine war, SpaceX spaceship takes Russian cosmonaut to ISS

Donning blue and yellow colours that appeared to match the Ukrainian flag, three Russian cosmonauts safely arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday (March 18).

Amid Ukraine crisis, Russian cosmonauts welcomed aboard ISS in yellow and blue - Watch

NASA astronaut Bob Behnken took to Twitter and posted stunning images of a natural light show from a comet this weekend. Comet Neowise, also known as C/2020 F3, was first seen at the end of March.

'Fireworks': Astronauts capture glimpse of Neowise comet from space!