ISS - International Space Station

Sydney mother of two Katherine Bennell-Pegg has become the first person to qualify as an astronaut under the Australian flag.

Astronaut Jeff Williams shared a stunning photo of the Copahue volcano, which sits on the border between Chile and Argentina, from his view at the International Space Station (ISS). A stream of white smoke can be seen emerging from the crater.

Andy Weir, the author of the 2011 novel on which the new film “The Martian” is based, strove for realism in his fictional world; everything from the type of plant life that could grow on the red planet’s arid crust to its gravity (one-third of Earth’s) was based on up-to-date science.

The 2030s is a common estimate for when mankind will make it to the red planet. But the road to Mars is far from straightforward, and possibly far too expensive.

The panoramic video recorder, called the Overview One, will consist of 12 GoPro cameras modified for use in outer space, where extreme temperature and lack of air and oxygen could easily break the devices, that will tape for 2 hours at a time.

Astronauts at the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday had to seek refuge from space debris by hiding in Russian Soyuz capsules.

NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour blasted off into the skies early Monday morning on its final voyage to outer space.

The first of two NASA spacewalks occurred to repair a cooling system aboard the International Space Station on Aug. 7.

Renowned astronaut, soldier, and former Ohio Senator John Glenn said on Thursday that the Obama Administration should not close down the International Space Shuttle (ISS) program.