Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

Something extraordinary happened near the end of the last Ice Age, when mammoths still roamed and early hunter gatherers were ...

The allure of space exploration has driven humanity to achieve remarkable feats, from landing on the Moon to maintaining a ...

Scientists are learning what short and long-duration space missions do to human bodies. Some changes are common like a puffier face, bone loss, and less sleep. Here are nine ways the harsh conditions ...

It would be easy to envy bats, bears and hedgehogs their seasonal torpor, but research has suggested that humans once ...

Humanity has never been fully satisfied with this side of the horizon. Our ancestors crested mountains and crossed oceans until our species filled every corner of the world. We invented machines for ...

Colossal super-rockets being produced by billionaires Elon Musk snd Jeff Bezos are set to carry astronauts across the heavens in a new "Golden Age of Space Exploration" (Photo by NASA via Getty Images ...

This week, NASA finalized its strategy for sustaining a human presence in space. A document emphasized the importance of maintaining the ability for extended stays in orbit after the International ...

Space exploration is changing fast. And the big question now facing us is: Do we still need humans out there? With AI taking over many tasks, it’s time to think about what role humans should play in ...

Texas-based Celestis Inc., the space burial remembrance company that has made a name for itself delivering cremated remains ...

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space ...

Three books push back on a rising tide of optimism about space settlements. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bitter rivals in the commercial space race, but they agree on one thing: Settling space is an ...