"Astronaut" is a traveling exhibit that allows visitors of all ages to get a taste of what life is like in space. Among other ...

One way that astronauts have been fighting bone loss is through strength training. And they're getting some help with a new machine delivered this week by the shuttle Endeavour, which docked with the ...

Discover how scientists engineer foods for space missions, then design your own solutions for extreme environments on Earth.

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 ...

Forget chalky freeze-dried ice cream or some individually packaged mashed potatoes. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have now proved that delectable fermented delicacies like the ...

SYDNEY, Sept. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When citizen astronaut and entrepreneur Aisha Bowe flew aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard (NS) 31 mission, she carried the question of how humans might one day ...

The microgravity conditions of the International Space Station (ISS) mean that its human inhabitants are barred from eating crumbly foods as the particles could float away and clog up air vents and ...