US former NASA astronaut Joan Higginbotham, 60, who waited for nearly 20 years ahead of her 2006 space mission, says space tourists may be able to weekend in orbit in just five years' time.

"As the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle, I worked very hard at that because I didn't want people to say, 'Oh look, the ...

Marietta College will welcome Dr. Jonathan Clark, a renowned neurologist and space medicine expert, to deliver the Fall 2025 Krause Science Lecture. His presentation, “Enhancing Health, Safety, and ...

A lost piece of space equipment crash landed on a farm in Texas, witnessed by a neighbor who saw the whole thing unfold. Here ...

A Chinese rocket booster tumbled back down to Earth and exploded in a massive orange fireball as it impacted the ground.

In this episode of Space Minds, host David Ariosto speaks with Terry Hart, former NASA astronaut and mission specialist on ...

On Oct. 7, 2002, the space shuttle Atlantis launched from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-112. This mission brought the Starboard 1 (S1) truss segment to the International Space Station. The S1 ...

We have met the enemy—and it might be us? The fundamentals of human nature can make us all the ally of autocrats if we’re not ...

In an 11th successful Starship launch and splashdown, SpaceX inched closer to many of its longterm goals on the Moon and Mars.

When heavy rains brought destructive flooding to Kerrville, Texas, this summer, first responders faced a critical challenge: Persistent cloud cover made it nearly impossible to see the full extent of ...

NASA launched an exoplanet-hunting experiment Oct. 1 despite the government shutdown. After the mission's end on Oct. 2, news ...