Scientists sent a menstrual cup to space. This is how it went
Most astronauts who menstruate pause their cycle with hormones before hitting the stars, but in the future, we'll need more options.
Blue Origin’s next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities
Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space.
1st European to fly to the moon will be German
A German astronaut will be the first European to fly to the moon with a future NASA-led Artemis mission.
NASA astronauts take new moonsuit for a swim | Space photo of the day for Nov. 28, 2025
As NASA prepares for crewed Artemis missions, its astronauts are learning to use a new generation of spacesuits: the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit, designed by Axiom Space.
Soyuz rocket launches US-Russian crew to International Space Station with Thanksgiving Day liftoff
Russia's Soyuz MS-28 crew — Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of Roscosmos and Chris Williams of NASA — launched for the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Nov. 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day.
Trump administration targets former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly over ‘illegal orders’ video
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), a former NASA astronaut, is under investigation for his participation in a short video reminding members of the U.S. military not to obey illegal orders.
Boeing’s next Starliner spacecraft to fly won’t carry NASA astronauts when it launches in April 2026
NASA and Boeing are also reducing the number of astronaut flights Boeing's Starliner will fly to the International Space Station.
Space junk strike on China’s astronaut capsule highlights need for a space rescue service, experts say
The space-debris strike on China's Shenzhou 20 spacecraft is a wake-up call, say advocates of a space rescue capability — and also a call for an organization to shape that capacity.
China’s Shenzhou 21 astronauts are stranded aboard the Tiangong space station — for now
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 21 mission currently have no safe way to get home from the Tiangong space station in the event of an emergency. But that situation is likely to change soon.
China’s Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space-debris scare
The three astronauts of China's Shenzhou 20 mission headed back to Earth today (Nov. 13) after a week-long delay caused by a debris strike on their spacecraft.