Lettuce grown in space contains 29-31% less calcium and 25% less magnesium than Earth crops, creating serious health risks ...

Billionaires make it seem that we have all the tech we need to settle on the moon and Mars. But the hard part of living in space is adapting the human body to extraterrestrial conditions. Business ...

Five years after their space jaunts, the astronauts appear to be in good cardiovascular health. Living in microgravity changes the human body — and usually for the worse. Bone density decreases, ...

Russell “Rusty” Schweickart was among the first astronauts in space and the first to pilot the lunar module during the Apollo 9 mission in March 1969 that laid the foundation for humans to walk on the ...

Taking care of the plants in your indoor or outdoor garden is not an easy task, as it requires a lot of attention. One must know everything about the plant's specific needs, including the right amount ...

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams opens up to PEOPLE about spending 9 months in space, what she missed the most and her ...

NASA's AVATAR study will send Emulate organ chips containing human cells on the Artemis II mission to study how deep space ...

Whitson, who has spent more time in space than any other American, was glad to coach three first-time astronauts flying alongside her. Like many lifelong learners, astronaut Peggy Whitson says she ...

Even when orbiting high above the earth, during Thanksgiving, Americans in the International Space Station (ISS) long for the comforts of home. Fortunately, the Space Food Research Facility at Texas A ...

Election day in the United States is Tuesday, Nov. 4, and even American astronauts living in space are taking the time to fulfill their civic duty and cast their votes. There are four Americans ...