When the Falcon-9 rocket lifts off from Florida's Kennedy Space Centre on June 10, it will carry more than four astronauts and research gear into low Earth orbit. With them will be a small, cuddly, ...

If a cat is dropped upside down at zero-gravity, will it fall on its feet? NASA and the U.S Air Force solved this seemingly ...

To mark the 60th anniversary since the first U.S. spacewalk, we’ve compiled a collection of 10 awesome images captured during ...

Elon Musk is leaving Washington after a short but turbulent stint in government and getting back to his numerous businesses, ...

Middle school students in Salt Lake City are slipping on headsets and stepping into outer space— all without leaving the ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump said boots were imminent on the red planet. But chile — red or green — may not be coming on the trip. A 2021 experiment to grow New Mexico chile in ...

Explore Tokyo’s immersive space museum, Space Travelium TeNQ, with VR moonwalks, hands-on exhibits and cosmic café treats.

Astronaut Ron ... the International Space Station. It was a relief to see them return, but it all made me wonder: How did the castaways manage to get enough rest floating weightless for nine ...

But there’s much more to a spacewalk than the amazing view of astronauts floating in space. These missions take months of training, come with serious risks, and need to be carried out with ...

Astronaut and ... how it is essential to space exploration and getting them home. "I hope the work that we've done up there also encourages the next generation of kids to understand how important ...

which is roughly 238,855 miles away - where astronauts experience much higher radiation doses. Effects of microgravity - Floating around the space station may look like a lot of fun, but gravity ...

After nine gruelling months in space ... in floating globules. To counter this problem, there are hoses which are used and provide pressure to suck the fluid from the body. Each astronaut has ...