Wilmore, 61, and Williams, 58, are veteran astronauts and are both naval officers and former test pilots. Williams has been a ...

On Jan. 14, two Tech students were officially recognized as part of the 2024 class of Astronaut Scholars by the Astronaut ...

Two astronauts are seated inside the Gemini spacecraft in this artist’s concept made in January 1965. The Gemini program was ...

New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe and other astronauts were honored Thursday by NASA during its Day of Remembrance.

"We must honor their sacrifice by fortifying our commitment to safety and excellence as new generations of space explorers, follow their footsteps." ...

Space exploration is usually not thought of as a place to do research and development for everyday items like vacuum cleaners ...

They will swab the exterior of the International Space Station to collect microbiological samples surviving in the vacuum of ...

Lost in the drama of President Donald Trump's flurry of executive orders and Inauguration Day announcements was this: He ...

Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...

This image provided by European Space Agency shows close-up photos of Mercury’s north pole taken by the European-Japanese spacecraft BepiColombo. A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best ...

Now, earth-bound people can experience a part of space without committing to the years of training required to become an astronaut. In 2008, NASA wanted to prepare astronauts in every possible way ...

Two US astronauts who have been stuck for months on the International Space Station (ISS) said Wednesday they have plenty of food, are not facing a laundry crisis, and don't yet feel like castaways.