As we prepare for missions beyond Earth orbit, one crucial challenge remains: keeping astronauts healthy in microgravity. Without daily exercise, their muscles, bones and cardiovascular systems weaken ...

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to ...

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The four astronauts who will soon become the first humans in more than half a century to fly on a lunar mission have begun the ...

Cameron Jones still remembers exactly where he was when NASA called. Jones, who considers Savanna, Illinois, his hometown, was sitting on the floor of his kitchen with his wife and young daughter when ...

In just over a week, four astronauts could launch toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian ...