Nasa astronaut and cosmonauts return to Earth after 245 days in space

Nasa astronaut and cosmonauts return to Earth after 245 days in spaceNasa's Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, have returned to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS).They landed near the city of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan.The crew completed a 245-day mission aboard the ISS, orbiting Earth 3,920 times and travelling nearly 104 million miles, according to Nasa.This mission marks the first spaceflight for Kim and Zubritsky, while Ryzhikov concludes his third journey to space.9 hours agoNasaRussiaAstronautsInternational Space StationSpace explorationUnited StatesShareSaveA baby seal walks into a bar...A bar in Richmond, New Zealand had a surprise visitor when the marine mammal popped in.WorldWatch: Pope struggles to remove cloth covering plaqueIt took several attemps for Pope Leo and church clergy to unveil a plaque covered by a white sheet at an Istanbul cathedral.
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