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The robotic "SuperLimbs" attach to a spacesuit's backpack and can provide the extra push needed to recover from falls.

MIT Scientists Invent Doctor Octopus-Style “SuperLimbs” for Stumbling Astronauts

By Frank Landymore

A team of scientists suggests astronauts could make use of an unusual source of nutrition during journeys into deep space: asteroids.

Astronauts Should Eat Space Rocks on the Way to Mars, Scientists Propose

By Victor Tangermann

The crew of the Polaris Dawn, a space mission being conducted with SpaceX, are set to launch next week on August 26.

Advanced Transport

SpaceX Astronauts Arrive at Launch Site for Journey Into Radiation Belt

By Frank Landymore

Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly is among a shortlist of seven potential VP candidates undergoing vetting to be Kamala Harris' running mate.

Kamala Harris Vetting Former NASA Space Shuttle Commander for VP Pick

By Noor Al-Sibai

Kamala Harris is all but guaranteed to be the Democrats' presidential nominee — and one her biggest VP contenders used to be an astronaut.

Top Pick for Kamala Harris’ VP Is a Former NASA Astronaut

By Noor Al-Sibai

Two astronauts who traveled on Boeing's Starliner are still stuck on the ISS. But Boeing insists that the "astronauts are not stranded."

NASA Says That the Boeing “Astronauts Are Not Stranded” While the Astronauts Remain Stranded

By Sharon Adarlo

What was set to be NASA's 90th spacewalk at the ISS was called off just an hour before the astronauts were scheduled to egress.

NASA Cancels Spacewalk With Cryptic Announcement About “Spacesuit Discomfort”

By Frank Landymore

A Japanese astronaut was embarrassed when he got a picture of an errant toolbag instead of the iconic Mount Fuji.

Astronaut Tried to Photograph Mt. Fuji, Snapped Picture of Space Junk Instead

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio was accused of eating a tiny tomato that was grown on board the space station. It has now been found.

Space Station Astronauts Find Desiccated Tomato After Blaming Colleague for Its Theft

By Victor Tangermann

A tool bag was lost during a spacewalk at the International Space Station, and it should be orbiting low enough to see it with binoculars.

NASA Astronauts Let a Tool Bag Drift Away and You Can Now Spot It With Binoculars

By Frank Landymore

A husband-and-wife duo have published a book about life on Mars that includes a section about the ethics of astronaut cannibalism.

Should Astronauts Be Allowed to Eat Each Other If They’re Starving?

By Noor Al-Sibai

During a Thursday spacewalk outside of the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts lost an entire bag of tools.

NASA Astronauts Accidentally Lose Tool Bag During Space Walk

By Victor Tangermann

NASA has canceled a planned spacewalk, citing an ammonia coolant leak, which was discovered on the Russian segment earlier this week.

NASA Postpones Spacewalk Due to Leak on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Two astronauts on the ISS are gearing up for a spacewalk to figure out if microorganisms on the outside of the station can survive.

NASA Swabbing Outside of Space Station to See If Stuff Is Growing on It

By Victor Tangermann

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has spent more consecutive days in the Earth's orbit than any other NASA astronaut before him, at over 355 days.

NASA Astronaut Breaks Agency’s Record for Longest Stay in Space

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency appears to be preoccupied with what goes on in astronauts' underwear — and is doing research on it, too.

Europe Worried About Nasty Crotch Situation Among Moon Astronauts

By Noor Al-Sibai

NASA has announced that astronauts on board the ISS are drinking water that is a whopping 98 percent recovered urine and sweat.

NASA Thrilled That Astronauts Drink 98 Percent of Recycled Bodily Fluids

By Victor Tangermann

Colorado-based aviation company Wilson Aerospace has filed a lawsuit, accusing Boeing of fraud and stealing their intellectual property.

Lawsuit Accuses Boeing of Endangering Astronauts’ Safety

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers are working on a way to transform plastic waste into edible biomass for deep-space missions, all with the help of lab-engineered bacteria.

Cursed Tech Turns Plastic Waste Into Edible Food

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Former NASA astronaut and current podcaster Clayton Anderson has been caught liking a spate of transphobic tweets.

Former NASA Astronaut Caught Faving Transphobic Tweets

By Noor Al-Sibai

As the Artemis mission's 2024 launch date steadily approaches, NASA is undertaking its secretive selection process to decide who will be sent to the Moon.

NASA Finalizing Secretive Decision on First Astronauts for the Artemis Moon Mission

By Noor Al-Sibai

Famed Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin has married a woman who works for him at the cool age of 93 in a ceremony that took place on his birthday.

Buzz Aldrin Marries His Employee at the Young Age of 93

By Noor Al-Sibai

Onlookers have been puzzled by the weird look in the eyes of the astronauts selected for SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, and there's a cool reason why.

There’s a Fascinating Reason These Astronauts’ Eyes Look So Strange

By Frank Landymore

It's easy to imagine a spacewalk being trippy or even jaw-droppingly frightening, but for one Christian astronaut, it was nothing short of religious.

Astronaut Says He Had Religious Experience During Spacewalk

By Noor Al-Sibai

A shocking new study has found that spending months in space can result in the equivalent of two decades worth of bone loss for astronauts.

Disturbing Discovery Finds That Space Does Something Bad to Astronauts’ Bones

By Noor Al-Sibai

Somebody may have tried to "jam" signals at a Chinese space launch center — and it's raising some major red flags.

Chinese Researchers Reportedly Found Possible Sabotage Attempt Near Astronaut Launch Site

By Noor Al-Sibai

The hunt has begun for the world's first Turkish astronaut — and one of the country's kookiest minor celebrities has thrown his hat into the ring.

Man Who Got Blown Away While Holding Huge Umbrella Announces Plan to Become Astronaut

By Noor Al-Sibai

The space suits allowing astronauts to venture outside of the ISS have been declared "no-go" for upcoming spacewalks because they keep filling with water.

NASA Alarmed That Astronauts’ Spacesuits Keep Filling Up With Water

By Victor Tangermann

Celebrity Spanish chef José Andrés is partnering with Axiom Space to send delicious dishes to the International Space Station on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

Spoiled SpaceX Tourists Will Eat Meals Prepared by Famous Chef

By Victor Tangermann

There have been more than 360 people who have participated in NASA’s astronaut program. Of that number, just 15 have been Black.

Why Hasn’t NASA Hired More Black and Brown Astronauts?

By Tony Ho Tran

Divers at the NASA Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory set the stage for Artemis I training by simulating the Moon's lighting conditions in a cold, dark pool.

Haunting Photo Shows NASA Astronauts Submerged in Deep, Dark Water

By Lonnie Lee Hood

A new report released by the agency’s Office of Investigator General revealed that the astronaut corp is the lowest it’s ever been since the 1970s.

NASA Says It’s Running Out of Astronauts

By Tony Ho Tran

A team of scientists have created a sleeping bag that sucks on the legs and feet of astronauts to keep them healthy long term.

Scientists Invent Tube That Sucks on Astronauts Like Giant Popsicles

By Victor Tangermann

Twelve people with physical disabilities had the opportunity to experience zero gravity during a flight by AstroAccess last Sunday.

Wheelchair Users Float in Zero G, Blown Away by Experience

By Tony Ho Tran

An image shared by Chinese state news shows astronaut Tang Hongbo relaxing on board the country's new space station. amenities are surprisingly luxurious.

The Bunks in the Chinese Space Station Are Absolutely Enormous

By Victor Tangermann

There are a total of 14 humans in space right now circling the Earth on board three different spacecraft, a new historic record.

There Are More People in Orbit Right Now Than at Any Other Point in Human History

By Victor Tangermann

Jeff Bezos Couldn’t Qualify for Normal Astronaut Wings, So Blue Origin Invented Its Own

Jeff Bezos Couldn’t Qualify for Normal Astronaut Wings, So Blue Origin Invented Its Own

By Victor Tangermann

Three astronauts successfully entered China's Tiangong space station on Thursday afternoon Beijing time, just hours after launching.

First Astronauts Arrive at China’s New Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists are worried that spending prolonged periods of time in the microgravity of space could have negative effects on the spines of astronauts.

NASA Concerned That Space Is Destroying Astronauts’ Spines

By Victor Tangermann

ESA scientists are trying to make shared and frequently-worn spacesuits less gross to wear for astronauts stationed aboard the International Space Station.

Scientists Are Trying to Make Spacesuit Underwear Less Putrid

By Victor Tangermann

The European Space Agency wants astronauts to better represent humanity, so its recruiting more women and people with physical disabilities.

Europe Invites People With Disabilities to Become Astronauts

By Dan Robitzski

Three astronauts who went to the International Space Station before the pandemic began are about to come home to a significantly changed society.

Astronauts Who Launched Before Pandemic Are Starting to Come Home

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that long exposure to microgravity caused long-term expansions in astronauts' brains and cerebrospinal fluid.

New Research: Space Travel Causes Astronauts’ Brains to Expand

By Victor Tangermann

Apply now! NASA is officially accepting astronaut applications for its next generation of astronauts that could one day travel to the Moon and Mars.

Here’s Where You Can Apply to Be a NASA Moon Astronaut

By Victor Tangermann

The Moon’s surface could electrocute future astronauts as they plan to visit areas hit by very little charge-negating sunlight.

Moon’s Surface Could Electrocute Astronauts, Scientists Warn

By Victor Tangermann

British clothing design firm Vollebak devised a futuristic hoodie that could help astronauts sleep while drifting through space inside a cramped spacecraft.

This Futuristic Space Hoodie is a “Self-Contained Microhabitat”

By Victor Tangermann

A special panel of scientists studied the idea of hibernation pods for astronauts and how it would affect the design and size of habitation modules.

Scientist: Astronaut Hibernation Pods “Actually Not so Crazy”

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests that extended trips into space might cause cognitive decline in astronauts, as the brain changes without the influence of gravity.

Science & Energy

New Research: Astronauts Are Experiencing Cognitive Decline

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has announced the first fruit to be grown in space before the end of this year: the humble Espanola chile pepper (capsicum annuum).

NASA Planning to Grow Chili Peppers on Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

A new study found that frozen sperm samples survived in microgravity, suggesting reproducing in space with sperm sent from Earth could be possible.

Study: Sperm Banks in Space Could Make Colonizing Mars Possible

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists have come up with a new way to minimize muscle loss for space travelers: testosterone plus plenty of exercise.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Want to Jack Astronauts Up On Steroids

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024

NASA Wants Its Deep Space Gateway Habitat To Orbit The Moon By 2024

By Victor Tangermann

Moon's mobile network

The Moon Will Soon Have Its Own Mobile Network

By Alexandra Ossola

Here’s How Future Astronauts Could Survive the Radiation of Space

Here’s How Future Astronauts Could Survive the Radiation of Space

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Today in Astronaut Fashion: A Unitard to Keep Your Back Healthy

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Dubai’s Astronaut Program Has Already Received 3,000 Applications

A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space

A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space

By Victor Tangermann

Research Shows How Space Travel Affects Humans

Research Shows How Space Travel Affects Humans

By June Javelosa

NASA Seeks New Astronauts as it Preps for Mission to Mars

NASA Seeks New Astronauts as it Preps for Mission to Mars

By June Javelosa