"Successfully growing edible mushrooms in space represents a significant milestone for space exploration and sustainable nutrition." Astronauts will attempt to grow mushrooms in space for the ...

Astronauts thus maintain a strict routine of exercises and dieting onboard the ISS, tailored among other things to help work the body and engage the brain. NASA and other space agencies have also ...

Astronauts' hair care in space, as illustrated by Sunita Williams and Karen Nyberg, adapts to microgravity. Loose hair is common since gravity isn't a concern. Shower routines involve no-rinse ...

For example, Fram2 will grow mushrooms — a possible food source for future voyaging astronauts — in orbit for the first time and will take the first-ever X-rays of the human body in space.

NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore faces significant physical challenges, such as muscle weakness and bone loss, after returning from a nine-month stay on the International Space Station. Recovery ...

The clip quickly caught the attention of several X users, including Elon Musk. Koichi Wakata, a veteran astronaut with decades of human spaceflight experience, recently posted a delightful moment ...

An astronaut has shown how you drink a cup of coffee — in space. NASA spaceman Don Pettit demonstrated the tricky task of sipping from a special mug in microgravity on the International Space ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned after a 9-month stay in space, far longer than their planned one-week mission. NASA astronauts earn a fixed salary of $100,287–$155,034 ...

After an unexpected stay of more than nine months, NASA astronauts and Starliner crew members Sunita "Suni" Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore are coming home from the International Space Station ...

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are plagued by persistent rashes, unusual allergies and a variety of infections, including fungi, cold sores and shingles. Researchers now think ...

The two American astronauts stranded aboard the International Space Station for nine months may have been stuck there because of the presidential election, one of their fellow spacemen thinks.