The American space agency is funding research into the large livable spheres (pictured, in plans) which would be created in ...

Researchers at Purdue spent years working with NASA engineers to figure out how to grow crops on Mars and beyond. Now the data is yielding surprising results.

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Winston Elliott Scott knows a thing or two about being in space. As a NASA astronaut, Winston took trips into orbit in 1996 ...

The rigors of space travel could accelerate changes in the human body usually associated with aging. According to a new study ...

Each year, World Space Week brings together space enthusiasts, scientists, and innovators to celebrate advancements in space ...

There once was a dream of cities in space — vast cylindrical habitats, self-sufficient and populated by millions who would ...

Marco Sieber is part of an international team of astronauts who spent four days living and working in a cave for a European ...

Former Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, author of "Final Orbit," discusses his work of fiction and the real possibility of one day living and working on a planet that isn't Earth.

In a boon to human space travel, new research has shown that bacteria essential to our health can survive rocket launches and ...

Microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch, reveals new research. The world-first ...