From the very first Cold War Geiger counters that were Sputnik and Explorer-1, to the autonomous robots of Mars, asteroid ...

China's Shenzhou-20 mission has successfully launched into space. Scroll back through below to watch the blast off and read ...

China wants to be the next country to put a man on the moon and the first country to return samples from Mars, both feats the ...

Here is how death in space would be handled today: If someone died on a low-Earth-orbit mission – such as aboard the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit flashes a smile as he holds a birthday cake aboard the International Space Station, celebrating his ...

A University of Colorado Boulder research center focused on studying Earth life in space marked its 100th launch into orbit ...

TINY critters will be sent into orbit to research how to prepare humans for long-haul space trips. Tardigrades could show how ...

Mars, and beyond. NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit is pictured setting up one of his "Science of Opportunity" experiments aboard the International Space Station.

If humans are going to live on Mars, they must first perfect space gardening. Fresh produce is key to providing necessary ...

(NASA) If humans are going to live on Mars, they must first perfect ... Some days, it's nice to step outside for a spacewalk.