Inside a giant sphere, the engineers pored over their equipment. Before them stood a silvery metal contraption swathed in colourful wires – a box that they hope will one day make oxygen on the moon.

"I was hoping that the kids saw someone who potentially looks like them that's a goofy, normal human being that got to do some extraordinary things." ...

Also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, the Lunar New Year is a holiday meant to celebrate the beginning of the new year in accordance with the Chinese lunisolar calendar. The holiday is ...

Astronauts and rock climbers have something in common. Both have a rule they follow when they want to make a change. Whether spacewalking or rock climbing, they make sure they have two solid options ...

The Apollo I and space shuttle Challenger and Columbia astronauts were remembered during an annual ceremony at Kennedy Space Center.

Angry Astronaut and Nextbigfuture commenter are making the case that SpaceX and Elon Musk must switch to nuclear thermal rockets to colonize Mars. I will ...

An annual memorial was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Every fourth Thursday in January, NASA remembers fallen astronauts.

A high school student on the South Side is heading to Northwestern University on a full ride scholarship. Teniola Ajagbe is an aspiring astronaut and she credits the unique UChicago Space Explorers ...

Dallas said he knew he had made the right decision the first time he put on his new running prosthetic and sprinted as fast as he could. Dallas immediately vowed to never stop running.

Universal Orlando's Stella Nova Resort has galaxy & cosmic theme. Hotel is an hour from NASA, Cape Canaveral, Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX in Florida ...

Leland Melvin, an astronaut, educator, former NFL player and now author, wants his new 'Space Chasers' series to show kids they can do anything, with the right people in their orbit.