IN PHOTOS: The EARTH from above and beyond

Rediff.com presents some spectacular photographs shot by Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, who is photographing the Earth from the International Space Station. Click NEXT to see more...

Sunita Williams back home after 4 months in space

A Russian Soyuz capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe on Monday, delivering a trio of astronauts from a four-month stint on the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-05M capsule, carrying......

Sunita Williams to return from space today

Record-setting Indian-American National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Sunita Williams along with two other cosmonauts will return to earth on Sunday, after four months in orbit.......