The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

Colossal super-rockets being produced by billionaires Elon Musk snd Jeff Bezos are set to carry astronauts across the heavens in a new "Golden Age of Space Exploration" (Photo by NASA via Getty Images ...

The allure of space exploration has driven humanity to achieve remarkable feats, from landing on the Moon to maintaining a ...

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

Humanity has never been fully satisfied with this side of the horizon. Our ancestors crested mountains and crossed oceans until our species filled every corner of the world. We invented machines for ...

Scientists are learning what short and long-duration space missions do to human bodies. Some changes are common like a puffier face, bone loss, and less sleep. Here are nine ways the harsh conditions ...

This week, NASA finalized its strategy for sustaining a human presence in space. A document emphasized the importance of maintaining the ability for extended stays in orbit after the International ...

Space exploration is changing fast. And the big question now facing us is: Do we still need humans out there? With AI taking over many tasks, it’s time to think about what role humans should play in ...

Three books push back on a rising tide of optimism about space settlements. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an ...

This week saw another dramatic test of SpaceX’s Starship, when the mighty rocket exploded once again, and both the upper and lower stages were lost. The test wasn’t a complete failure, as the upper ...

The Texas-based astronaut mission company Axiom Space is again partnering with SpaceX to launch four astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff of the Ax-4 mission is targeted for ...