Humanity’s next great expansion is no longer a thought experiment. It is unfolding in real time in orbit, around the Moon and ...

"It's really not a question of robotic exploration or human exploration," Ehlmann said. "It is an 'and' — it's robotic and ...

In an astonishing twist of our technological progress, humans have inadvertently created a space barrier around Earth. This article delves into the nature of this barrier, its formation and its ...

Four mice went to space as astronauts. One came back and became a mother. And that simple fact might matter more than you'd ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Apollo 13 crew after returning to Earth. Credit: NASA Throughout history, humans have utilized their incredible intelligence to adapt and flourish in various environments. From traversing oceans ...

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., will host a major celebration of space exploration commemorating humankind’s first flight into space by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Yuri’s Night ...

Texas-based Celestis Inc., the space burial remembrance company that has made a name for itself delivering cremated remains ...

Many are passionate about colonizing outer space. They argue that it can be "Plan B" to rescue earth, or a solution to depleting resources and human overpopulation, or a way to move polluting ...

Space is hard, especially on our bones and muscles, our hearts, our eyes, and basically nearly every human organ. And yet, we can’t stay away from it. Nearly 700 people have been to space so far, and ...

in the history of human space flight for Wired. [Speaker] Behind each of these photos, there's a different story about humans in space. Missions being just seconds away from failure. [Announcer] We're ...