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

He is not only one of the most accomplished of the astronauts ... into space. From the other side, a green streak zipped by, then, all around us, brilliant stripes of blue, red, and purple ...

One of the most prevalent themes in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone is sci-fi; episodes like "Third From the Sun " are ...

Astronauts depend on a continuous supply of oxygen for life support in space, using well-designed systems inside spacecraft and space suits during spacewalks. In emergencies, they have portable ...

No one saw Earth's poles from space in the more than 400 human spaceflight missions preceding Fram2. The closest any crew ...

Four astronauts from NASA, JAXA, and Roscosmos are teaming up for an ambitious mission aboard the International Space Station ...

"Successfully growing edible mushrooms in space represents a significant milestone for space exploration and sustainable nutrition." Astronauts will attempt to grow mushrooms in space for the ...

Astronauts' hair care in space, as illustrated by Sunita Williams and Karen Nyberg, adapts to microgravity. Loose hair is common since gravity isn't a concern. Shower routines involve no-rinse ...

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 ...

For example, Fram2 will grow mushrooms — a possible food source for future voyaging astronauts — in orbit for the first time and will take the first-ever X-rays of the human body in space.

Astronauts thus maintain a strict routine of exercises and dieting onboard the ISS, tailored among other things to help work the body and engage the brain. NASA and other space agencies have also ...