NASA honors fallen astronauts with ‘Day of Remembrance’ ceremony
NASA honored its fallen space explorers during ceremonies at multiple sites on Thursday (Jan. 23).
Growing up and going out: Beyond the cradle (op-ed)
Humanity is reaching the threshold of adulthood. It is time to grow up and go out — beyond the cradle and into the cosmos.
Chinese astronauts install debris shields on Tiangong space station during 8.5-hour spacewalk (video)
Two Chinese astronauts completed an 8.5-hour spacewalk on Jan. 20, a sojourn that installed debris shielding outside the Tiangong space station.
First look at space shuttle, Mission Control 2025 dollar coins from US Mint
The space shuttle and International Space Station are set to launch onto coins to celebrate advancements made by Texas and Florida. The U.S. Mint has released designs for American Innovation dollars.
Smart robot helps out astronauts on China’s Tiangong space station (video)
The three astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been getting some assistance from an "intelligent" robot named Xiao Hang.
Astronauts on ISS beam holiday cheer to Earth for Christmas (video)
Surrounded by candy canes and a makeshift snowman made out of stowage bags, the astronauts on the International Space Station gathered together to wish a Merry Christmas to everyone back on Earth.
Chinese astronauts perform record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)
Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating the old EVA duration record by 10 minutes.
Boeing Starliner astronauts will return to Earth in March 2025 after new NASA, SpaceX delay
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will stay in space an extra month, until March 2025, giving SpaceX more time to complete a new Crew Dragon capsule.
How does spaceflight affect astronauts’ brains? There’s good news and bad
Long-duration spaceflight affects some aspects of astronauts' cognitive health, but the observed impairment was not found to be lasting, a new study finds.
Space isn’t all about the ‘race’ – rival superpowers must work together for a better future
What is this latest “space race” about, and are there pathways to common ground? History suggests these do exist. As a space governance specialist, I argue our future depends on it.