Space Travel

Your Questions for Astronaut Tom Jones, Answered

Just a sampling of what we can learn from those who have been to space

An Oral History of "Star Trek"

The trail-blazing sci-fi series debuted 50 years ago and has taken countless fans where none had gone before

The model arrived at the Smithsonian in 1974 lacking most of its lights, and replacements burned hot and gave off damaging ultraviolet light. Specialists Will Lee (left) and David Wilson work on ways to deploy new LEDs, which give off little heat and no UV light.

The Starship Enterprise Is Coming in for a New Landing at the Smithsonian

This artifact in the Air and Space Museum collections boldly returns to public view

The NASA Robot That Failed to Do Its Job

A cautionary tale about the android who just wasn't suited for the task at hand

Andy Weir

Andy Weir, Author of "The Martian," Shares Details About His Next Novel

The science fiction writer also talks about the future of space travel

The women "computers" pose for a group photo in 1953.

NASA’s 'Rocket Girls' Are No Longer Forgotten History

Thanks to a new book, these female pioneers who helped the U.S. win the space race are finally getting their due

Artist's rendering of the Alpha Centauri system

Stephen Hawking and Billionaire Announce Project to Send Tiny Probes to Nearest Star System

Yuri Milner is investing 100 million dollars in research to develop a swarm of tiny probes for a mission to Alpha Centauri

A mini-module, called a BEAM, is slated to be attached to the International Space Station in late May. There, it will undergo testing.

This Expandable Structure Could Become the Future of Living in Space

A Nevada real estate magnate has poured $290 million into a wild dream of being a landlord in outer space. His first tenant: NASA

NASA Scientists Are Trying to Make Medicine Onboard the ISS

Scientists are sending fungi to the space station to see what pharmaceuticals astronauts can brew

Features like the Marius Hills pit could be skylights in lava tubes that could one day house underground moon bases.

Future Moon Bases Might Be Built in Underground Lava Tubes

Caverns carved out by ancient lava could shelter astronauts from the hazards of moon life

liquid gravity, 2013. A cosmonaut seems to levitate in an industrial environment but the view of Earth through a porthole “dislocates the viewer’s perspective,” Najjar writes in an email. The image comes from Najjar’s experience in the hydrolab, a huge tank of water, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

An Artist Imagines the Future of Humans in Space

Through manipulated photographs and video, Michael Najjar tackles the meaning of space travel

What's It Like in Space? Ariel Waldman Has the Answers

The NASA adviser and author of a new book gives some insight on living beyond the Earth's atmosphere

Aluminized suits are used to reflect heat at the Armed Forces Firefighting School. Chanute Field, Illinois, in 1977.

NASA’s Starting a Fire in Space

How will flames react in microgravity?

NASA's InSight lander inside a clean room at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.

NASA Delays the InSight Probe's Voyage to Mars

Originally scheduled for this month, NASA now plans to launch the probe in 2018

Crops certainly can be grown in the popular Hollywood stand-in for Mars, the valley Wadi Rum in southern Jordan.

Move Over Matt Damon: Scientists Grow Ten Crops In Faux Martian Soil

A new experiment shows that with a little help, soil on Mars could readily support agriculture

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly (right) and his twin brother Mark attend a press conference ahead of NASA's "Year in Space" mission at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in 2015.

A Brief History of Twin Studies

As NASA dives into the data from astronaut twins, take a look back at the famous, and infamous, results we've seen from this popular research tool

Scott Kelly works on the International Space Station during a nearly eight-hour spacewalk in November 2015.

What Happens to the Human Body in Space?

Data from astronauts who spent 340 days in orbit will add to almost 55 years of research on how low gravity sends Earthlings for a loop

The Apollo 10 lunar module prepares for redocking.

Mysterious “Music” Spooked Apollo 10 Astronauts

Archival audio reveals eerie sounds heard by astronauts on the dark side of the moon

A newly-released poster in NASA's Visions of the Future series heralds a future "grand tour" using gravity assists.

NASA Went Retro With Their New Space Travel Posters

Travel to the world of tomorrow—today!

Take 360-Degree Tours of Mars and the Moon

Earth's neighbors have never seemed so tantalizingly close

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