Human Spaceflight

NASA astronauts joke around with an optical illusion on the ISS | Space photo of the day for April 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 15 April 26

Two NASA astronauts had some fun during the ISS' capture of a robotic cargo spacecraft on April 13, pretending to hold onto it from into the station.

Artemis 2 spies a crescent Earth above the moon's horizon | Space photo of the day for April 10, 2026

By Anthony Wood published 10 April 26

Earth shines above the lunar horizon in a new Artemis 2 photo.

Artemis 2 astronaut poses for epic selfie | Space photo of the day for April 9, 2026

By Anthony Wood published 9 April 26

Astronaut Christina Koch poses with zero-gravity indicator "Rise" in the viewport of the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft.

Artemis 2 captures historic 'Earthset' photo | Space photo of the day for April 7, 2026

By Anthony Wood published 7 April 26

Artemis 2 astronauts saw Earth slip from view during their lunar flyby on Flight Day 6.

Astronaut Victor Glover is the latest in a long line of Black American explorers − including York, the enslaved man who played a key role in the Lewis and Clark expedition

By Craig Fehrman published 6 April 26

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated history.

Can humans have babies in space? It may be harder than expected

By Tereza Pultarova published 27 March 26

Sperm struggles to find its way to an egg in microgravity, suggesting mammalian reproduction in space may not be possible.

Chinese astronaut conducts record-tying 6th spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)

By Andrew Jones published 18 March 26

Zhang Lu matched Chen Dong's tally of six spacewalks as he and crewmate Wu Fei completed a seven-hour excursion outside China's space station.

Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why

By Mike Wall published 9 March 26

Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.

Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research

By Rachael Seidler, Tianyi (Erik) Wang published 7 March 26

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

Vast raises $500 million to keep developing 'Haven' private space stations

By Mike Wall published 5 March 26

Vast has raised $500 million in new funding, which the California startup will put toward its goal of getting private space stations up and running in Earth orbit.