Space Flight
Exploring the Outer Solar System Takes Power, Here’s a Way to Miniaturize Nuclear Batteries for Deep Space
As science and technology advance, we're asking our space missions to deliver more and more results. NASA's MSL Curiosity and…
Axiom’s Next Trip to the ISS Will Carry the First Saudi Woman in Space
Axiom Space says it's working with the Saudi Space Commission to send two spacefliers from the Arab kingdom, including the…
Socks, The Final Frontier
What is the greatest challenge facing humans as we prepare for the first crewed missions to Mars? Solar and cosmic…
DNA From Star Trek’s Original Doctor Will Ride to the Final Frontier
A memorial spaceflight paying tribute to the cast and crew of the original “Star Trek” TV show has just added…
Godspeed, Uhura: A Bit of Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols Will Go to Space
Nichelle Nichols, who blazed a trail for Black actors as Lieutenant Uhura on the original "Star Trek," never got to…
Many Astronauts Never Recover all of their Bone Density after Returning to Earth
A new study shows that astronauts do not recover all of their bone strength when they return to Earth, meaning…
Shenzhou-14 Astronauts Begin Their Mission of 6 Months in Space
The Shenzhou-14 mission, carrying three Chinese astronauts, docked successfully earlier this week with the Tiangong-3 space station. During their six-month…
NASA Will Rent Future Spacesuits From Longtime Supplier and Newcomer
NASA has struck deals with two commercial teams to provide the spacesuits destined for use when astronauts return to the…
Extended Trips to Space Alter the Brains of Astronauts
Astronaut Peggy Whitson in the International Space Station's Cupola during a 2017 tour of duty. Doctors are interested in how…
NASA Astronaut and Cosmonauts Land Safely Together in Kazakhstan
After much speculation and concern the past month whether Russia would allow a US astronaut to ride back to Earth…