Cave exploration, says Barton, is the closest you can come to being an astronaut without going to space. “You're the first person to see something, yours are the first footprints. 10,000 years ...

Three Chinese astronauts, part of the Shenzhou-18 mission, safely returned to Earth after a successful six-month stay on the Tiangong space station. The crew conducted scientific experiments ...

Astronauts have voted in U.S. elections since 1997 when the Texas Legislature passed a bill that allowed NASA astronauts to cast ballots from orbit. Just like any other voter, astronauts can fill ...

Just because a handful of American astronauts won't be able to get to their local schools, churches and rec centers to vote in the 2024 presidential election doesn't mean they can't still make ...

The whirling Earth shines brightly in fresh imagery taken from the space station. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, known for his long-exposure photographs from the International Space Station (ISS ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) orbit the Earth hundreds of miles above American soil. But that doesn’t mean they can’t vote while they float. NASA astronaut David Wolf ...

NASA is concerned SpaceX is prioritizing its mission schedule over safety after a recent ocean landing resulted in the brief hospitalizations of all four astronauts. Former astronaut Kent Rominger ...

For the NASA astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS), they have to make plans to cast their ballots from 250 miles above the Earth’s surface, where they are orbiting in space.

Three astronauts from China have entered their country's space station to replace the crew there. A Shenzhou-19 spaceship carrying the astronauts blasted off early Wednesday from the Jiuquan ...

Some 250 miles above Earth, the four American astronauts aboard the International Space Station — orbiting the planet at 17,500 mph — said they intended to cast their votes from the ...

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, endorsed Donald Trump for president in a statement released Tuesday. Aldrin highlighted Trump’s commitment to exploration in his endorsement.

China has successfully launched a three-person crew, carrying the country’s third female astronaut, to the Tiangong space station for a six-month mission. The Shenzhou-19 spacecraft lifted off ...