Russian humanoid robot heads to International Space Station
A Russian spacecraft vaulted into Earth's orbit this week with a lone passenger: A life-sized, artificially intelligent, humanoid robot by the name of Fedor.
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Where does astronaut poop go? Answers to your space questions
People have a lot of questions (and misconceptions) about space.
SpaceX launches Nickelodeon slime, Adidas soccer ball into space
A SpaceX Dragon capsule vaulted into orbit Thursday carrying an eclectic batch of supplies destined for the International Space Station.
SpaceX to launch Nickelodeon slime, Adidas soccer ball into space
Nickelodeon's green slime will soon ooze its way onto the International Space Station.
Chandrayaan-2: Success in India's second attempt at launching moon mission
India has successfully launched a mission to soft land a rover on the moon, in a landmark moment for a nation trying to become a space superpower.
Expedition 60 crew launches to space station on Apollo 11 anniversary
On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, two astronauts and a cosmonaut launched to the International Space Station.
Floating food: The history of eating in space
Most people's experience with space food is limited to the vacuum packed slabs of freeze-dried Neapolitan ice cream sold in science gift shops.
Apollo 11 paving path from moon to Mars
Fifty years after humans first stepped on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, NASA has created a goal of landing the first woman and next man on the moon's South Pole by 2024. NASA has dubbed this path back to the moon Artemis, after Apollo's twin sister from Greek mythology.
Red wine antioxidant may help astronauts
The human body was built to function best with gravity as a grounding force, but astronauts on a mission to Mars could spend between six to nine months on a spacecraft without it.
Española chile pepper to be first fruiting plant NASA grows in space
It's one small step for man, one giant leap for chile peppers.
