astronauts
There’s Poop on the Moon
When the Apollo boys visited the Moon back in the '60s and '70s they left more than just some experiments,…
Q & A with Astronaut Jerry Ross, Record-Setting Frequent Space Flyer
If there was a frequent flyer program for astronauts, Jerry Ross would be a gold status member. Ross is a…
NASA’s Tribute to Sally Ride
NASA officials, fellow astronauts and the family of Sally Ride gathered in Houston at the Johnson Space Center on Sept.…
The Moon Is Toxic
As our closest neighbor in space, a time-capsule of planetary evolution and the only world outside of Earth that humans…
Texas School Kids Get To Talk To Space
Some lucky sixth-, seventh- and eigth-graders at the O. Henry Middle School in Austin, Texas got the chance to chat…
Space Travel Is Bad For Your Eyes
Microgravity -- or "zero-g" as it's sometimes called -- is not a natural state for the human body to live…
Requiem For Astronaut Janice Voss
[/caption] Please take the time to respectfully recognize the passing of veteran astronaut, Janice Voss. She was a former science…
Can Solar Flares Hurt Astronauts?
[/caption] Solar flares, coronal mass ejections, high-energy photons, cosmic rays... space is full of various forms of radiation that a…
Ask Dr. Alan Stern
[/caption] We're testing a new "Ask" article format here at Universe Today and we know you've got a question you'd…
Walking on the Moon is Hard
What more can we say? This hilarious compilation of astronauts falling on the Moon put together by Joe Ivy comes…