For years, Robert Hunt convinced everyone he could that he was a NASA astronaut. The truth was anything but.

The moon-iest new moon of the year is upon us — and this lunation is getting a heavy, heady dose of amplification from gas giant Jupiter.

On Monday, former NASA astronaut and International Space Station Commander Terry Virts launched a campaign in Texas for the Senate. In a video announcing his campaign, Virts touted his experience ...

Peggy Whitson, a retired NASA astronaut, is on her way back to the International Space Station for the fifth time as part of SpaceX Axiom Mission 4.

Space.com sat down recently with retired NASA astronaut Terry Virts to talk about space, politics and his run in Texas for a seat in the U.S. Senate.

After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 has caught up to the International Space Station, docked and been welcomed aboard for their two-week mission.

India has also announced ambitious plans to set up a space station by 2035 and send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040.

NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore honored in visit to Middle Tennessee where he was raised after an unexpected stay in space of more than nine months.

By Owen Dahlkamp, The Texas Tribune WASHINGTON Terry Virts, a former astronaut and International Space Station commander, announced Monday he is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas as a Democrat.

After several postponed launches, Axiom Space's four private astronauts are finally on their way to the International Space Station.

Here's how to watch the July full moon, along with appearances from planets and constellations in the night sky.