After being stranded in space for more than nine months, two NASA astronauts are finally jetting back into the Earth's atmosphere. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are due to splash down off Florida's ...

As the possibility of long-duration space exploration becomes more feasible, the issue of how to preserve astronaut health during such missions is becoming increasingly critical. Recently, Russia’s ...

Human spaceflight is built on a simple paradox: the farther people travel from Earth, the more fragile their bodies and missions become. NASA has distilled that reality into five core hazards that ...

Dear Doctors: Our 11-year-old son is fascinated with those astronauts who are stuck on the space station. He asks about a lot is how being in space for that long affects the human body. Do you know ...

Being light on your feet in space takes a heavy toll on the human body. Feb. 8, 2008 — -- Going weightless might look easy, but in reality it takes a heavy toll on the human body. "While you may ...

Scientists are learning what short and long-duration space missions do to human bodies. Some changes are common like a puffier face, bone loss, and less sleep. Here are nine ways the harsh conditions ...

It's been 286 days since astronauts Sonny Williams and Butch Wilmore have felt the pull of Earth's gravity. Gravity is really, really tough, tough, learning to live with it, but also without it. Our ...

Nine months after waving goodbye to family, friends, fellow astronauts and supporters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are making their way back home. Though ...

The Russian state rocket company, Energia, has officially secured a patent for a giant, rotating space architect.