The Silverton native is on a six-month mission on the International Space Station and is the second-oldest NASA astronaut.

On Christmas Eve, an autonomous spacecraft flew past the Sun, closer than any human-made object before it. Swooping through ...

As competition in the new space race ramps up with China, the United States is preparing to deorbit the International Space ...

Space station crews spend the holidays away from family and friends, but that doesn’t stop them from celebrating in space.

The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role that began at the turn of ...

A NASA astronaut who almost died in space has revealed some of the biggest lessons he's learnt about humans. Jerry Linenger, ...

Only three countries in the world - United States, Russia, and China - have the ability to carry out docking of two ...

Now McCandless III has teamed up with acclaimed space journalist and podcaster Emily Carney to offer an informal and ...

From DIY Christmas trees to harmonica concerts, astronauts have been creative in keeping traditions alive while in orbit.

In 2024, the United States returned a spacecraft to the lunar surface, private astronauts ... to the space station. World's first commercial space station to reach orbit NASA may be set to retire ...

Crew members aboard the International Space Station celebrate the holiday season in a unique way while living and working at ...