astronauts

Astronaut Frank Rubio Sets Record for Longest Space Mission by U.S. Astronaut

And he's setting a new record every day!

By Cassidy Ward 1 week ago

Long-term Space Travel Changes the Shape of Astronauts’ Brains

Space brain is real, but we don't know what it means.

By Cassidy Ward 3 months ago

Meet the Artemis II astronauts, set to take NASA's historic 2024 return trip around the Moon

The right stuff, indeed!

By Cassidy Ward 5 months ago

Lunar horticulture: Plants grown in lunar “soil” for the first time

Plants may grow on the Moon, with a little help.

By Phil Plait 1 year ago

Spaceflight doesn’t just change astronauts’ bodies, it also rewires their brains

The times, they are a' changin' (in space).

By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago

No booze in space: The sobering effects of spaceflight on the liver

There might be other reasons not to drink in space, but this is a big one.

By Cassidy Ward 1 year ago

Mars has built-in radiation shelters if humans ever want to go there

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

AI could now tell us the most intriguing destinations on the Moon before we take off

By Elizabeth Rayne 2 years ago

Take the plunge! England's Blue Abyss training pool will be the world's deepest

By Jeff Spry 2 years ago

SpaceX and NASA's Crew-1 astronauts successfully return to Earth in first nighttime splashdown in over 50 years

By Josh Weiss 2 years ago