Before the United States and the Soviet Union put a man on the moon, they sent missions with live animals to outer space. Neither nation would send humans before ensuring they could do it safely.

Not long before Shenzhou-20 was set to carry the three home it was struck by a piece of space debris, leaving cracks in one ...

Major Tom was one of the first musical characters that David Bowie created. He wound up appearing in a few songs, but which ...

Ian Anderson has always celebrated artists willing to push the boundaries of creativity, which comes in the form of sound and ...

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield hosts his live, English-language multimedia show blending stories, visuals, and music this December.

The International Space Station marks a quarter-century of continuous occupancy this weekend, boasting a guest list of nearly ...

A retro-futuristic space truck. A nimble crustacean on wheels. A space-age dune buggy. One will win a multibillion-dollar prize to deploy on a future NASA Artemis mission. But first, we took a ride on ...

Space exploration has always pushed the boundaries of human achievement, but not everything launched beyond our atmosphere ...

Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is celebrating after its new cargo carrier docked at the International Space Station. The new vehicle is called the “HTV-X” and launched on JAXA’s own H3 ...

A crew of three Chinese astronauts, including the country's youngest-ever, docked early Saturday at the Tiangong space station, accompanied by four lab mice. The Shenzhou-21 spaceship docked at 3:22 ...

JIUQUAN, China (AP) — China was set to launch the Shenzhou-21 spaceship to its orbiting space station on Friday, sending its newest rotation of three astronauts — along with four mice. The latest ...

China held a send-off ceremony on Friday for a new crew of astronauts set to depart for its space station, including its youngest "taikonaut" and four lab mice. The Tiangong space station -- crewed by ...