On February 20th, 1962, NASA astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth.
It's an inevitability that space agencies and private firms will one day have to face during manned space missions.
An astronaut aboard the space station recently captured an image of a rare yet spectacular phenomenon.
NASA has made a statement in defense of one of its astronauts after Russia accused her of misconduct.
Following the two billionaires' historic flights, the FAA has decided to tighten the definition of the term 'astronaut'.
Collins was one of the three astronauts who flew to the Moon during the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969.
Veteran astronaut Franklin Story Musgrave saw what he described as 'the snake' during several space missions.
Astronaut Alan Shepard's golf ball has been spotted on the Moon at last thanks to new remastered images.
A total of 18 astronauts - 9 men and 9 women - have been chosen as part of NASA's Artemis program.
The second ever manned flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft saw the new ISS crew blast into orbit.
American astronauts on the ISS have been sleeping in the Russian segment while the leak is investigated.
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have safely returned home after two months in space.
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will be blasting off to the ISS aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday.
For the first time in almost a decade, astronauts are preparing to launch into space from American soil.
50 years ago, three astronauts had been on their way to the Moon when things started to go very wrong.
The crew of the orbital outpost have created a video explaining how they manage to stay fit in space.
The urine of the first lunar settlers could be used as a construction material to help build new structures.
A prominent Iranian official recently Tweeted a rather questionable photograph of Iran's new 'space suit'.
In a first-of-its-kind experiment, the astronauts aboard the ISS have baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies.
The firm deliberately destroyed the rocket as part of its preparations for sending astronauts up to the ISS.