In 2003, during his maiden spaceflight, China’s first astronaut,Yang Liwei, encountered a strange and unsettling phenomenon: a mysterious knocking sound. As he navigated the vast emptiness of space, ...

Italian astronaut details what it was like to almost drown in outer space. Aug. 21, 2013 — -- "I can hardly hear them, and they can't hear me. I'm alone. I frantically think of a plan," says Luca ...

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Astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams inside the International Space Station's Harmony module, June 2024. (NASA/AP) When NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore arrived at the ...

Astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after landing in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 27, 2023. He and two of his fellow ...

The whole world locked in on the “stranded” astronauts’s long-awaited return to Earth yesterday, March 19. After an unexpected nine months on the ISS, Williams and Wilmore’s dramatic change in ...

After two shuttle missions and three spacewalks, plus 20 years as a Navy pilot, NASA veteran Winston Scott retired from active duty. He now spends his days sharing space stories with the public.

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 ...

WASHINGTON — If you’ve ever looked up at the sky and wondered what life is really like up there, you’re in for a treat. We got the chance to chat with NASA astronaut and U.S. Space Force Colonel Nick ...

Scientists are calling attention to an extremely common health problem that's been making astronauts uncomfortable: sinus issues. Researchers from Houston Methodist hospital’s Department of ...