NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

Time in space affects the body, but research has found that it can also quite literally affect the mind, prompting questions ...

Just a week after their unprecedented return to Earth following a medical issue onboard the International Space Station, the ...

Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff while carrying seven people, including "Teacher in Space" participant Christa McAuliffe. Nobody survived the launch on Jan. 28, 1986 from NASA's Kennedy ...

NASA has launched the Mars to Table Challenge, seeking Earth-independent food systems capable of sustaining astronauts on ...

A comprehensive report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, released in December 2025 and commissioned by NASA, details a scientific strategy for impending human ...

Humanity’s drive to explore has taken us across the solar system, with astronaut boots, various landers and rovers’ wheels ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

Purdue University is a leading institution in space exploration, including human spaceflight, planetary science, astronautical engineering, and more. Establishing interdisciplinary connections between ...

The former ISS commander said the crew’s evacuation of the space station left him feeling more confident about human space ...