SPACE

Cross their heart: The bra and girdle company convinced NASA they could protect astronauts from moon dangers.

On Monday June 11, astronomers announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet beyond the orbit of Neptune. Here are four others we already know about.

Four out of every five astronauts on long-term missions return to Earth with a condition called visual impairment intracranial pressure syndrome.

They say radishes, peas, rye, and tomatoes grown in ersatz Martian soil are suitable for human consumption.

If you want to calculate how gravity shapes the universe, then Einstein’s got the equations for you—he set them down 100 years ago in his masterpiece, the general theory of relativity. But there’s a catch: Those equations are notoriously difficult to solv

Candidates have to be exceptionally smart, experienced, and healthy. They also have to be super nice, because, well, Canada.

Astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux is one of six researchers living in a Mars simulation colony for a year.

Its rings will appear just about as wide as is possible when seen from our pale blue dot.

Boldly go where no fan has gone before.

The spacecraft reached the major milestone after 17 years in space.

The goal: to design a stylish new space suit for the 21st century.

These "human computers" were an integral part of the early space program, but were largely unheralded.