The new selection of NASA astronauts will spend two years in training before becoming eligible for flight assignments.

The 10 astronaut candidates, six of them women, will begin two years of training before becoming eligible for missions to low-Earth orbit and perhaps one day to the moon and Mars.

NASA announced its newest class of astronauts Sept. 22 as agency leaders and lawmakers emphasized their intent to return humans to the moon before China.

Twenty percent of NASA's 2025 astronaut candidates are Purdue University graduates, adding to the university's legacy as the Cradle of Astronauts.

If all goes as planned, early next year four astronauts will blast off on a mission that’s been a long time coming: a return to the moon. Canada's Jeremy Hansen takes us through what he's been doing to prepare for the historic flight.

Adding a unique twist to the story, Anna is married to fellow NASA astronaut Anil Menon, making them one of the rare couples where both partners are active astronauts. The Menons have two children, and Anil is scheduled to fly on the Soyuz MS-29 mission in June 2026 as part of Expedition 75.

From foxholes to flying helicopters in combat, and even to floating labs in space, when the U.S. Army needs unmatched

NASA has chosen 10 new astronaut candidates who will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Their selection represents a powerful blend of talent and ambition, fueling humanity’s next great leaps into space.

Ben Bailey has 2,000 hours of flight time, including with high-profile military helicopters. The NASA astronaut candidate may be able to leverage that experience for moon landings.

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joseph “Ben” Bailey was officially announced as a member of NASA’s newest astronaut candidate class

Spending 178 days in space is a long time, and enough to make anybody start thinking deeply about life and the way they live. An astronaut who did just that, returned to Earth a changed man and has tried to persuade people to live their lives differently after what he saw in space.

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim shared dramatic images of Super Typhoon Ragasa, as seen from the International Space Station (ISS). The photos show the massive eye of the typhoon, which has become one of the strongest tropical cyclones this year, wreaking havoc across East Asia.