You may have heard about the extensive testing facilities for spacecraft and equipment, but how do scientists prepare for the human aspect of space exploration?

Since the first crew of astronauts reached the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2000, humanity has had a continuous presence among the stars.

The station’s interior space is roughly equivalent to a six-bedroom house and includes six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, ...

According to calculations from IFLScience's resident astronomer, Dr Alfredo Carpineti, using data from NASA's Eyes on the ...

Being weightless affects everything from the way food tastes to getting a good night's sleep. Here's what it's like to spend months in space. Ask any astronaut who has spent extended periods in the ...

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"Soyuz and Apollo are shaking hands now!" Fifty years ago today (July 17), at 12:09 p.m. EDT (1609 GMT), history was made as two crewed spacecraft launched by two countries docked together in orbit ...

Einstein's theory of general relativity views time similarly to width, height, and length. As such, both time and space can be curved by gravity. This effectively means that time is slower the closer ...

Space junk threatened the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station on Monday, forcing them to seek shelter in their docked capsules and disrupting their work. The U.S. Space Command ...

Illustration of Starlab, a commercial space station under development by a joint venture led by Voyager Space. Credit: Voyager Space WASHINGTON — The inclusion of a 30-day demonstration mission in ...