It was mere decades ago that the idea of space tourism — not just for astronauts and scientific research but for recreation — was the stuff of science fiction. Today, space travel for the ...

Private citizens and companies may one day begin to permanently settle outer space and celestial bodies. But if we don't enact governing laws in the meantime, space settlers may face legal chaos.

Tim Peake and Fran Scott explore outer space and comets. How do astronauts get home? Tim Peake and Fran Scott explore how astronauts make the trip from the International Space Station back to Earth.

By switching the next space station crew to a different ferry ship, the Starliner astronauts will get home a bit earlier than ...

What do a wedding necklace, Polish savoury dumplings and a photo of Hungary’s first astronaut have in common ... flag that Poland’s first man in outer space, Mirosław Hermaszewski, wore ...

Middle Tennessee-native Barry Wilmore’s return to Earth from the International Space Station has been pushed back again, but the delay did give the astronaut a unique photo opportunity.

Scientists at The University of Manchester have now developed a way to potentially overcome this problem, by creating a concrete-like material made of extra-terrestrial dust along with the blood, ...

U.S. senators, including a former astronaut, want to make outer space safer. They’ve introduced a bipartisan bill to help track space junk in low Earth orbit and increase international ...

IT sounds like the plot of some sci-fi or action movie; astronauts heading into space ... rifle and machete with them when they blasted off into outer space. Is this true or is this just some ...