A crew of Chinese astronauts headed for orbit Thursday to begin a six-month-long mission aboard the Tiangong space station.

Life aboard the International Space Station (ISS) presents unique challenges and experiences for astronauts. They follow a ...

Axiom Space will launch its fourth mission to the International Space Station, carrying Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on ...

Lawmakers give their final approval to a bill that will hold owners of dangerous dogs accountable. Astronaut Don Pettit spent ...

A veteran NASA astronaut just back from the International Space Station believes the orbiting facility can operate well past ...

During his time in microgravity, Pettit, an inveterate tinkerer, said he likes to spend his free time either doing ...

ESA's state-of-the-art timekeeping facility, has been successfully installed on the International Space Station, marking the ...

On April 28, 2001, the world's first space tourist hitched a ride to the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz ...

Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere in a Russian Soyuz capsule to wrap up a ...

"The studies will contribute to the global knowledge base in human research, Earth observation, and life, biological, and material sciences, showcasing the space research capabilities of the crew’s ...

A drawing by Johns Island artist Rebecca Waechter is out of this world. Literally. NASA astronauts displayed her custom work ...

ELVIS, a new holographic microscope developed at Portland State University, could help advance efforts to look for life on other worlds.