Mike Massimino is a retired NASA astronaut and veteran of two Space Shuttle missions.

On Earth, people grip objects to ensure they don't fall. In space, this process changes: When astronauts hold an object without moving it and then let go, the object doesn't fall because there is no ...

Weirdly, spaceships have no direct way to gauge their own speed. Luckily, we can use some physics tricks to figure it out. Here on Earth, it’s easy to know how fast you’re driving. You get a good ...

During the 1960s and 1970s, Chicago reunited with beloved space pioneers by welcoming the astronauts home with grand parades, celebratory banquets and even question-and answer-sessions with local ...

As the world watched the crew of Artemis II fly farther into space than any human has gone before, reporters covering the event asked a familiar question: Do astronauts get nervous? Every former ...

HOUSTON — Crew members aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft have returned to Earth-- the final phase of a mission that officials say is as critical as launch. After their trip around the moon, crews ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Science Central has been screening the live stream of the Artemis II mission all week long in their brand new planetarium. One of their experts shared her thoughts on the ...

HOUSTON — The Artemis II astronauts are expected to arrive back on Friday from their historic mission. They will splash down off the coast of San Diego on Friday evening. The launch marked NASA's ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — NASA gave an inside look at what the Artemis II crew ate during their 10-day mission in space. The menu was created in collaboration with the space food experts to balance ...

After making history on their journey around the moon, NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Space ...

The Artemis capsule is expected to splashdown on Friday. Saturday, April 12, 1961 was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen. This historic event ...