Fram2 is set to launch as early as March 31, sending four first-time astronauts into an orbit never before visited by humans.

Astronauts depend on oxygen tanks while in space, with backup systems in place to prevent emergencies. In the event of an oxygen supply failure, emergency tanks and portable cylinders provide a ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are plagued by persistent rashes, unusual allergies and a variety of infections, including fungi, cold sores and shingles. Researchers now think ...

Consequently, the astronauts exercise in space to reverse all of this, so their muscles and cardiovascular system are not impacted. Even then, however, the body is radically changed in space ...

The clip quickly caught the attention of several X users, including Elon Musk. Koichi Wakata, a veteran astronaut with decades of human spaceflight experience, recently posted a delightful moment ...

Much was made of the potential health risks that stranded Nasa astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams would face in space. Returning to Earth in March 2025, after an unexpected ...

SpaceX plans to make spaceflight history this month, by launching the first crewed mission to explore Earth's polar regions.

When the pair finally returned home in March, the astronauts had completed 286 consecutive days in space. But while that unexpectedly long duration sounds like a lot, it's totally normal for ...

Two NASA astronauts have splashed down off the coast of Florida after spending more than nine months stuck in space. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams waved as they left their capsule - nearly an ...

He described to NPR what being in space for so long does to the body and what it feels like to return home. March 18, 2025 • NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were on the ...

higher than the International Space Station (ISS). They’ll also study the STEVE (Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement), an atmospheric optical phenomenon that appears as a purple and ...