The Trump administration’s executive orders ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs disregard and dishonor the 250-year history of women, ethnic minorities and historically underrepresented ...

The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other ...

Inside perhaps the most functional rat's nest of cables imaginable, a European Space Agency astronaut floats onboard the International Space Station (ISS). In Andreas Mogensen's hands sits the ...

This astronaut won't be letting his prosthetic leg ground him to the confines of Earth. European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut John McFall has just become the first person with a physical ...

"incorporating her trademark patchwork spacesuit astronaut floating above Earth with a stylized representation of the ISS in the background." Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket ...

As researchers seek new countermeasures to protect space travelers, more data is needed on astronauts with varying health backgrounds and undertaking different kinds of missions in order to map ...

Set to launch this spring, the Ax-4 mission will carry four crew members to the station, including an astronaut from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), marking the first time an ISRO ...

Here on Earth, we tend to take showers for granted. But for astronauts stationed in space, taking a quick rinse—much like cooking, eating, using the toilet, and just about every other mundane ...

In a recent video chat with earthlings, NASA astronaut Nick Hague talked about what makes the International Space Station (ISS) so special. “The coolest thing about the space station is the reas ...

NEEDHAM - Massachusetts native and astronaut Suni Williams said she's "trying to remember what it's like to walk" after being stuck in space for almost seven months. Williams on Monday was ...

ESA / DLR, ESA Standard Licence John McFall, a former Paralympian for Great Britain, has just become the first astronaut with a disability to receive medical clearance for long-duration space ...

Instead, worn clothes get burned. When astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), shuttle missions, or theoretical expeditions to the moon or Mars get their clothes dirty, they can do ...