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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The research involved collecting over 800 samples from various surfaces on the International Space Station The International Space Station may be making astronauts sick, according to a new study.

An astronaut has shown how you drink a cup of coffee — in space. NASA spaceman Don Pettit demonstrated the tricky task of sipping from a special mug in microgravity on the International Space ...

Water floats in space, which can be problematic, so astronauts avoid using too much liquid. This floating water can interfere with equipment and cause damage if not handled properly.

After spending 286 days in space, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have returned safely to Earth.Their SpaceX capsule landed off the coast of Florida on Tuesday evening, marking the end ...

After an unexpected stay of more than nine months, NASA astronauts and Starliner crew members Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore are coming home from the International Space Station ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally back on Earth after spending more than nine months in orbit on the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of Florida ...

Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are set to return home after an unexpectedly long stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) — but how much are they making for their ...

The astronauts were not sick or injured; the reason for this procedure has nothing to do with Williams and Wilmore's specific mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS), but is simply a ...

Countermeasures lab exercise routines and equipment are designed to help prevent astronauts from losing bone and muscle mass while they're in space. Force is what helps our muscles get stronger ...