Astronauts

For those with an unyielding fascination for the enigmatic red planet, NASA's latest call might just be the opportunity of a lifetime. In a bid to prepare for the eventual human exploration of Mars, the space agency is embarking on its…

NASA achieved a groundbreaking feat by successfully streaming a high-definition video of a cat from deep space using laser communications for the first time.  The milestone is part of NASA's ongoing Deep Space Optical Communications…

Four astronauts have come home after a six-month mission on the International Space Station, splashing down off the coast of Florida on Monday aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship. The astronauts, who are part of NASA and SpaceX…

As part of a scheduled move, two Russian cosmonauts took a break from their spacewalk outside the International Space Station to observe space debris fly away. On May 3 at 11:11 pm, flight engineer Dmitry Petelin and commander Sergey…

NASA announced Monday that four astronauts will slingshot around the moon next year to prepare for the agency's long-awaited moon return. NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy…

NASA reports that the Russian space agency Roscosmos has decided to delay the launch of a spacecraft meant to replace one deemed insufficiently safe to transport astronauts after a second vehicle, a cargo ship, developed a leak on Saturday.…

Watch a recap of NASA's historic Artemis 1 moon mission, from liftoff to splashdown, and relive the excitement all over again. The first major aim of transporting a human-rated spacecraft to space is demonstrated in the movie, with the…