An astronaut on the ISS photographed a "lunar halo" over the Indian Ocean, revealing ice and rare optical phenomena from ...

Michaela Benthaus made history as the first wheelchair-using astronaut aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard. Her flight inspires inclusivity, innovation and global interest in accessible space exploration ...

Kim officially became an astronaut in 2017. Expedition 72 and Expedition 73 marked Kim’s first visit to the ISS, where he served as a flight engineer and flight surgeon for eight months while helping ...

Suni Williams made some candid comments about her extended stay in space while on a call with students from Needham High School Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE. She ...

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has logged 665 days in space, more than any other American on the planet. She loves being able to float, but says there are some less than wonderful things about the job.

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen talks to Bob McDonald about the final preparations for his 10-day mission around the moon, where Hansen and his crewmates may become the first humans to see entirety of the ...

Two long-delayed Starliner astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams, returned to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Tuesday, finally closing out a repeatedly extended 286-day ...

Christopher Ferguson, commander of the final space shuttle flight and now a Boeing executive, has stepped down as commander of the first piloted test flight of the company's troubled CST-100 Starliner ...

Astronauts often lose their sense of smell in space, and food tastes different. But NASA's prepared meals have come a long way since dehydrated eggs and Tang. Retired astronaut Leland Melvin says a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA is wasting no time after yesterday’s 23rd astronaut class ...

'Vanilla ice cream' appears on an Apollo crew member's menu, but whether it launched into space is unknown. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Michael Collins, known as the “loneliest man in history” for being the often-forgotten astronaut who stayed aboard Apollo 11 and orbited the moon alone while his teammates took man’s first steps on ...