Space scientists believe that the Moon’s ancient lava tubes could be ideal for future human habitation. These lava tubes are vast and hollow tunnels formed by lava that flowed over the surface ...

When astronaut Bruce McCandless II drifted away from the safety of the Space Shuttle in 1984, it was terrifying. Not just for the astronaut himself, but also for NASA, scientists, and everyone ...

One of NASA's two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International Space Station more than seven months ago.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has surpassed former astronaut Peggy Whitson’s total spacewalk time of 60 hours and 21 minutes ...

For her decades of space flight and research with NASA and now Axiom space, Iowa native and prolific astronaut Peggy Whitson ...