What if I told you that a fly landed in space? Impossible, isn't it? Well, it appears that it has happened! While we can all ...

That’s what Krypto has always represented — a vision of Rockwellian Americana where a good man has a good dog and an embrace ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

Before humans ever set foot in space, animals like dogs, monkeys, cats, and even spiders were sent to explore the unknown, helping scientists study space's effects on living beings ...

In the early days of space exploration, scientists sent animals like fruit flies, monkeys, dogs, tortoises and worms into ...

Animals Matter columnist Cathy M. Rosenthal writes about the devastation in her hometown of Kerrville and the search for pets. Here's what you can do.

Argentina’s replacement loosehead prop Gallo makes a break from inside his own half and makes great progress, showing good ...

The 39-year-old was among four Indian air force officers shortlisted last year to travel on the country's first-ever human space flight, scheduled for 2027. India has also announced ambitious plans to ...

Long before mammals embarked on space missions, fruit flies were the first living creatures to be sent into space in 1947. Flown aboard a V-2 rocket by American scientists, these tiny insects were ...

Before humans, these 8 animals travelled to spaceLaika the Dog: In 1957, the Soviet Union sent Laika, a dog, into orbit aboard Sputnik 2, making her the first animal to circle the Earth. Her journey ...

Tardigrades have been the subject of several space experiments that have confirmed their ability to survive in the vacuum of space. In 2007, the European Space Agency sent 3,000 tardigrades into low ...

Inside the Space Force's unconstrained first daysIn this week’s episode of Space Minds Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw explains what it was like building a new military branch, the risks ...