Thanks to not-so-recent advances in technology, we can shoot just about anything into space, or at the very least into Earth's orbit. At first, we launched spy satellites during the Cold War, but once ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Galaxies like the Milky Way boast more than spirals; they also have feathers, where clumps of new ...

All the fundamental forces are thought to be carried by a particle, but a new mathematical model suggests gravity may be a striking exception. Building on a decades-old idea, researchers have revealed ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth after 286 days in space. Former astronaut and ISS commander Terry Virts and former NASA Administrator Major General Charles Bolden ...

It's a difficult task going to the bathroom in zero gravity, but a simulation shows how astronauts manage it thanks to some ...

“He has always wanted to be a director,” reads the Internet Movie Database profile of Alfonso Cuar‪ón, “and also an astronaut.” Cuar‪ón’s double fantasy comes true—and another dream, the ...