Astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent 675 days in space, more than any other American. She's also the worldwide female record-holder for time spent in space. So if anyone knows how space affects the ...

The research will form part of the precious cargo aboard NASA's Artemis III mission, slated to launch mid-2027. When astronauts are orbiting earth, it's often not chocolate or biscuits they crave ...

This worked well for Apollo and low Earth orbit because the sun angle was managed by mission planning and astronaut self-positioning; helmet design alone addressed all vision challenges.

International Space Station (ISS) astronauts spend the winter holiday season orbiting hundreds of miles above family and friends. But that’s not enough to kill the holiday spirit. “It’s a ...

The global space industry had a remarkable year. From astronauts stuck in space to catching a rocket mid-air, scientists across the globe took on new challenges to further explore the final frontier.

Every year, the International Space Station produces some of the world's best photography. Astronauts tend to be technically skilled with a camera, yes. Many of them are engineers, after all.

Yes, that’s how many images the NASA astronaut captured during his six-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which ended in October. NASA remarked on how Dominick’s imagery ...

The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating contest and built a reindeer from storage bags. By Teddy Rosenbluth ...

Turns out, the explanation is much simpler—and a lot more festive than anyone imagined. When astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams were photographed wearing Santa hats next to a tiny ...

Christmas in space? NASA astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore surely didn't think they'd still be on the International Space Station for Christmas when they left Earth in June.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore won't be back on Earth before March, but they've got work to complete before they leave. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie ...

Surrounded by floating candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts aboard the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone ...