If you’re anything like us sci-fi geeks, you probably spent your childhood dreaming of becoming an astronaut when you grew up. And maybe you still kind of hope to turn that dream into reality someday.

NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were ...

The next group of astronauts could be heading to space in a week, where they will relieve a group of spacefarers at the International Space Station who played a critical role in bringing the Boeing ...

US astronaut, doctor and engineer Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space in 1992. She was one of seven ...

Both Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain posted photos in May on social media site X that they captured of lightning roiling far, far beneath them. The photos were captured at speeds of 120 frames per ...

NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson was launched on the fifth spaceflight of her career early on Wednesday, joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary heading for their ...

Astronauts generally can’t look out the window like you might in a car – a ‘virtual window’ could instead serve that purpose.

This process is part of a larger project looking at studying how being in space affects the human body. Aboard the International Space Station, astronauts work to study how the microgravity atmosphere ...

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. Their SpaceX capsule parachuted ...

NASA will announce the next group of astronaut candidates selected from more than 8,000 applications. Coverage will be available on the agency's streaming app, NASA+ – also available on YouTube and ...