It's a difficult task going to the bathroom in zero gravity, but a simulation shows how astronauts manage it thanks to some ...

Being an astronaut who works on the International Space Station is likely a fun job, but there are a few things us on Earth ...

We all need some space sometimes—but it's harder to find than you might think. How far into our universe do we have to go to ...

To protect its strategic interests in Taiwan in the event of a conflict with China, the United States should consider ...

Being weightless affects everything from the way food tastes to getting a good night's sleep. Here's what it's like to spend months in space. Ask any astronaut who has spent extended periods in the ...

Living and working in space sounds exciting, but it comes with unique challenges you wouldn’t face on Earth. From eating […] ...

Election day in the United States is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and even American astronauts living in space are taking the time to fulfill their civic duty and cast their votes. There are four Americans ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science—it's a bold journey across disciplines.

One way that astronauts have been fighting bone loss is through strength training. And they're getting some help with a new machine delivered this week by the shuttle Endeavour, which docked with the ...

Researchers are probing how hibernating lemurs downshift metabolism, protect cognition, and ride out months of lean times.

The 10 astronaut candidates, six of them women, will begin two years of training before becoming eligible for missions to low-Earth orbit and perhaps one day to the moon and Mars. By Kenneth Chang ...

A Veracruz legilator proposed boosting the spread of Veracruz coffee by using a spacecraft to carry its aroma beyond Earth’s ...