A moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11, humans' first landing on the moon in July 1969, is shown as it floats aboard the International Space Station. Part of Earth can be seen through the window.

Scientists discover microgravity in space could help fight drug-resistant superbugs by creating unique viral mutations, according to a new study.

Humans are hoping to colonize Mars in the near future, with NASA aiming to reach the Red Planet by 2040. But what will the long-haul space missions needed to get there do to the human body? Our ...

As humans begin to colonize space, it's inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest. Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives -- and researchers say they've now ...

The living and working conditions of Astronauts in space are extremely calculated and require deliberate attention. The astronauts must prepare to deal with motion sickness, claustrophobia, medical ...

NASMAIN copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Today, we are living in the New Space Age, where mass commercial space travel is almost within our grasp. This otherworldly ...

The first full-face portrait of a human being in space, this image depicts Ed White in the pilot’s seat of the Gemini IV capsule. Gemini IV was the first U.S. long-duration spaceflight, and White was ...

COLIS is the latest facility developed for the ESA project ‘Colloids in Space’, a product of the Politecnico di Milano and the Université de Montpellier’s partnership. The shelf life of a sunscreen, ...

Discovered: a more competitive age group, why that person who never sleeps has so much energy, learning from weightless space worms and the latest salvo in the "legalize it" debate.