UCF scientists are testing space hardware in simulated moon soil to help NASA and commercial companies overcome abrasive dust ...

Summary and Key Points: NASA receives roughly 12,000 to 18,000 applications in a typical astronaut cycle and selects only about 10 to 12 candidates, an acceptance rate well below 1%. The process ...

Looking down from space, astronauts on board the International Space Station spotted a fascinating landform in the Sahara Desert. This resembles a huge eye looking back up into space. The eye of the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. NASA astronauts living onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been working on new ways of eating and drinking in space for as long ...

The success of NASA's future moon base depends in large part on mission design, which should allow astronauts to work together well in a way independent from psychological training, a new study ...

The success of NASA's future moon base depends in large part on mission design, which should allow astronauts to work together well in a way independent from psychological training, a new study ...

One of the biggest dilemmas we face before going to the airport is knowing what to wear (that’s after locating your passport, ...

Exposure to microgravity aboard the International Space Station causes mitochondria in human cells and in worms to produce fewer proteins, researchers have found. The work also identified a previously ...

The Ashton Mill in Cumberland produced the material, Beta cloth, that protected Apollo spacesuits and was also used in the ...

The SR-71 Blackbird is one of the best-known aircraft the United States has ever produced, and it has a long list of record-breaking achievements to explain why. Lockheed's Skunk Works developed the ...

The space agency shared a video showing fireworks over Los Angeles as seen from the Earth-orbiting outpost. Three American astronauts are currently part of the seven-person crew living on the ...