The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.

Kendall Howie is using her favorite H-E-B dinner — crab-stuffed salmon — to study how fast-moving electrons could revolutionize space food. Astronauts don’t get gourmet meals in microgravity. Their ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station celebrate New Year at a very unique time due to their position in orbit of the planet.

An international airport and a power station in Yemen have been among the targets of a series of air strikes launched by Israel on Thursday. Three people were killed and more than a dozen injured in ...

This array of missions from NASA, SpaceX, Blue Origin and partners for 2025 reflects a busy year—and a dynamic and collaborative era in space exploration.

Astronauts on the ISS capture breathtaking photos of eclipses, comet trails, and hurricanes, offering a unique perspective of ...

Most of us would panic if we were stranded in space without a firm return date. But Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore aren’t ...

Chiao, who flew on three Space Shuttle missions and served as the commander of Expedition 10 aboard the International Space ...

The Starliner spacecraft approaches the International Space Station carrying astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

NASA has been celebrating the photographic work of astronaut Matthew Dominick, who enjoyed a six-month stay aboard the space station in 2024.

The astronauts — including two whose return is long overdue — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating contest and built a ...