The director of 'Spacewoman,' about the Eileen Collins, the first woman to command a space shuttle mission, had its European ...

Humans have sought to foretell the future for thousands of years, whether by observing the flight of birds, examining the ...

There’s a moment of reverent silence that happens at almost every table at Nantucket Grill in Durham, North Carolina. It ...

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

"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 ...

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

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' 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 ...

The latest private space mission has launched four astronauts into a sideways orbit that has never been attempted before with ...

NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore faces significant physical challenges, such as muscle weakness and bone loss, after returning from a nine-month stay on the International Space Station. Recovery ...

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 ...