What are the Van Allen belts? Learn how these giant rings of charged particles cause problems for astronauts and satellites.

The militarization of space continues to gain momentum. One of the world’s leading space powers, China, is developing a new ...

Middle school students in Salt Lake City are slipping on headsets and stepping into outer space— all without leaving the classroom.At Glendale Middle School, e ...

On Earth there is no record of Niallia tiangongensis, a bacterium found aboard the Tiangong station that appears to be well ...

The outer space around the Earth is already pretty crowded ... 10 that we’re really worried about because we can’t see that stuff. I’m worried about astronauts. They’re exposed when they’re doing ...

The Indian Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla will wear two specially made Omega Speedmaster watches during the mission, the X-33 ...

When astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers ... up in specialized suits and exposing oneself to the vacuum of outer space. McClain, 45, and Ayers, 36 are taking part in the May 1 spacewalk ...

A small piece of outer space recreated in a basement in Glasgow could help future missions. Researchers at the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering have built the NextSpace Testrig ...