Flames from the Deer Park pipeline fire are so significant that they can be seen from outer space. The fire was still raging the day after an SUV crashed into an above-ground pipeline valve Monday. NASA astronaut Don Pettit posted a photo Tuesday of the Deer Park pipeline fire from the International Space Station.

ISS astronaut Don Pettit shared a photo from space of the large fire that's been burning southeast of Houston since Monday morning.

The International Space Station welcomed three new crew member who quickly adapted to life in orbit, engaging in scientific research and station maintenance, ranging from studying plant life in space to ensuring the operational health of the station.

Science ideas are everywhere. Some of the greatest discoveries have come from tinkering and toying with new concepts and ideas. NASA astronaut Don Pettit is no stranger to inventing and discovering. During his previous missions,

Don Pettit is replacing astronaut Tracy Dyson, who plans to return to Earth on Sept. 23, after a six-month stay aboard the space station.

Houston, we have a problem. A fire that ignited on Monday at a pipeline east of downtown Houston is big enough for astronauts to view from space. As the fire near Deer Park and La Porte continued to burn Tuesday morning,

NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station started growing chili peppers in the Advanced Plant Habitat, as part of the Plant Habitat-04 (PH-04) experiment.