Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation

An ailing astronaut is back on Earth. The crew of four have returned Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a ...

NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

One U.S. and two Russian astronauts remain aboard the orbiting lab, just 1 1/2 months into an eight-month mission that began ...

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation will make 2026 an exciting year for space

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...

From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space

The US, China, India, Europe and Japan all have exciting missions on the horizon in 2026. Many of them are collaborative ...

Astronauts' brains change shape and position after time in space, study finds

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.