<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Astronaut ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/astronaut Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:58:13 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Live Science Today: Jaw-dropping first glimpse of sperm whale birth and how NASA is turning astronauts into test subjects ]]> https://www.livescience.com/live-science-today-jaw-dropping-first-glimpse-of-sperm-whale-birth-and-how-nasa-is-turning-astronauts-into-test-subjects 3i4rsFQw2Y6V6QgEBiwbuD Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:58:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were carried away on stretchers after return from space. Here's why that's normal. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/stranded-nasa-astronauts-will-be-carried-away-on-stretchers-after-return-from-space-heres-why gepeHD2u5ghmTHPZ74PSGC Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:41:09 +0000 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:02:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Hugely proud': UK Paralympian becomes 1st disabled astronaut to be cleared for ISS mission ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/hugely-proud-uk-paralympian-becomes-1st-disabled-astronaut-to-be-cleared-for-iss-mission 6ZRrwNsxz3YvWnYhWy4N9T Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:05:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Stranded' Starliner astronauts finally have a return date — and it's sooner than expected ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/stranded-starliner-astronauts-finally-have-a-return-date-and-its-sooner-than-expected kt2tTjZ8WXTfJTw8BRgMo7 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Stranded' NASA astronaut Suni Williams photographed from Earth during record-breaking spacewalk. Can you spot her? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/stranded-nasa-astronaut-suni-williams-photographed-from-earth-during-record-breaking-spacewalk-can-you-spot-her EBpWXXPcNKosW2zEG2fbKZ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 17:04:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/stranded-nasa-astronauts-return-from-space-delayed-until-at-least-late-march-2025-due-to-spacex-capsule-issues-nasa-reveals rTocsCHBhBNcWzoavGY4YF Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:02:04 +0000 Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:47:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Astronaut spots 2 nearby galaxies from SpaceX capsule ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/space-photo-of-the-week-astronaut-spots-2-nearby-galaxies-from-spacex-capsule veNw7bdF5wvbeHL2K8mtKS Sun, 08 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 100th woman in space, Emily Calandrelli, stands up to 'small men' on the internet: 'I should have expected this.' ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/100th-woman-in-space-emily-calandrelli-stands-up-to-small-men-on-the-internet-i-should-have-expected-this r5j5YsU2LWdyKQjFwe8fFj Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:08:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA warns of potential 'catastrophic failure' on leaking ISS — but Russia doesn't want to fix it ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/nasa-warns-of-potential-catastrophic-failure-on-leaking-iss-but-russia-doesnt-want-to-fix-it dtbzoseMaCb4ofLu6QJRok Fri, 22 Nov 2024 18:41:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ New ISS images showcase auroras, moon and space station in glorious photos ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/new-iss-images-showcase-auroras-moon-and-space-station-in-glorious-photos q5vz2wf5rwwHrdZ4BK2xgb Sat, 17 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fixing Boeing's leaky Starliner — and returning NASA's stranded astronauts to Earth — is much harder than it sounds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/fixing-boeings-leaky-starliner-and-returning-nasas-stranded-astronauts-to-earth-is-much-harder-than-it-sounds fPxw5tYnmQw6KKv5mHLp2H Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:52:29 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:14:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Even a 'weekend getaway' to space can alter astronauts' biology, sweeping new studies find ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/even-a-weekend-getaway-to-space-can-alter-astronauts-biology-sweeping-new-studies-find WCXoj8CJKHSNPyJYt97FP3 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:40:10 +0000 Fri, 23 May 2025 12:55:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ 2 new helium leaks discovered on Boeing's Starliner — forcing NASA astronauts to skip sleep to fix them ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/2-new-helium-leaks-discovered-on-boeings-starliner-forcing-nasa-astronauts-to-skip-sleep-to-fix-them cqzjXkLdZ7XhghzwWYC58N Thu, 06 Jun 2024 14:42:54 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Circus 'Wall of Death' stunt may keep astronauts fit on the moon ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/exercise/circus-wall-of-death-stunt-may-keep-astronauts-fit-on-the-moon MEDCEfp7zUXNzysTfds993 Wed, 08 May 2024 16:16:04 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why ISS astronauts don't know where to look for the April 8 total solar eclipse ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/why-iss-astronauts-dont-know-where-to-look-for-the-april-8-total-solar-eclipse G55PV8gQZKkgpvewXeWwXH Mon, 04 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Could mini space-grown organs be our 'cancer moonshot'? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/anatomy/could-mini-space-grown-organs-be-our-cancer-moonshot cerEBRKfc7GmQbXQGH6s9h Wed, 28 Feb 2024 15:43:10 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ What would happen to a dead body in space? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/what-would-happen-to-a-dead-body-in-space 9q7CQC4B9FtKNnbyf4HcBh Sat, 17 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononeko breaks record for longest time spent in space — and he still has 6 months to go ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/russian-cosmonaut-oleg-kononeko-breaks-record-for-longest-time-spent-in-space-and-he-still-has-6-months-to-go 7uWtAHg6rxY5Y2Lib8Tt7U Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:12:34 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally returns to Earth after accidentally spending 371 days in space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/record-breaking-astronaut-frank-rubio-finally-returns-to-earth-after-accidentally-spending-371-days-in-space rnMcCTW9DHoLF2R9HyYwWG Thu, 28 Sep 2023 18:56:55 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ New drug could prevent bone loss on lengthy space missions, study in space-faring mice suggests ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/new-drug-could-prevent-bone-loss-on-lengthy-space-missions-study-in-space-faring-mice-suggests YiwUAUK5RuQwhpo3qAj3bA Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:54:03 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I am horrified': Archaeologists are fuming over ancient human relative remains sent to edge of space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/i-am-horrified-archaeologists-are-fuming-over-ancient-human-relative-remains-sent-to-edge-of-space fThNwCwMSbEthhgkJWPZ8X Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:22:20 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ 15 jaw-dropping spacewalk images ]]> https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/15-jaw-dropping-spacewalk-images oC7hQyeuV94VBnJtKtKhZQ Mon, 04 Sep 2023 11:00:22 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup – and it worked extremely well ]]> https://www.livescience.com/scientists-blasted-barbies-with-liquid-nitrogen-to-test-a-new-method-of-moon-dust-cleanup-and-it-worked-extremely-well wV54AcVzMhLnNt69VuUJDT Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:34:13 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth after record-breaking mission ]]> https://www.livescience.com/nasa-astronaut-mark-vande-hei-record-breaker vPo4staNHiHTekz9qSVd6o Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:04:09 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:39:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buzz Aldrin: Facts about the second man on the moon ]]> https://www.livescience.com/buzz-aldrin-biography NHQpowaMkjK5HGpBomjyHN Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:08:03 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ What would happen to the human body in the vacuum of space? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/human-body-no-spacesuit RGKdBrFjQgBtBtodR7n5hW Sat, 13 Nov 2021 12:00:01 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch NOW: Jeff Bezos is going to space ]]> https://www.livescience.com/watch-bezos-blue-origin-launch-live-webcast.html 2VHduU9KGqkVa3hXtf8Dt6 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:04:46 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ 18-year-old physics student to fly to edge of space with Bezos ]]> https://www.livescience.com/fourth-blue-origin-passenger-physics-student.html aavRQJNXDdo5ZzXimmkjed Thu, 15 Jul 2021 21:26:43 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's largest (and deepest) indoor pool to house new astronaut training center ]]> https://www.livescience.com/worlds-deepest-swimming-pool-astronaut-training.html CKNahBtYzxk7Gq3RbyYTbF Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:54:30 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/astronauts-shared-underwear-upgrade.html xz9FvfkQgjS6hCdxbwb3bB Fri, 14 May 2021 17:33:35 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ What does it take to become an astronaut? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/how-to-become-an-astronaut.html kJxgDAJrbyhEx6sv2ndUcd Sat, 08 May 2021 11:00:35 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies at age 90 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/michael-collins-obituary.html onmv5W5NKhkvafKF22rmah Wed, 28 Apr 2021 17:23:01 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Spaceflight and long-distance swimming shrink the heart ]]> https://www.livescience.com/endurance-swimming-spaceflight-heart-shrinking.html akVdNuWv7qCQGanXCEburX Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:01:58 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mark Kelly becomes 4th astronaut elected to Congress ]]> https://www.livescience.com/astronaut-mark-kelly-senate-win.html cXXVQD66wQTDZKoS3wFMd7 Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:03:26 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:10:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Without gravity, the fluid around an astronaut's brain moves in weird ways ]]> https://www.livescience.com/astronaut-brains-craniospinal-fluid-behavior-in-space.html 4fF8ETwBtPL5zwd4nNaAEc Tue, 20 Oct 2020 11:10:02 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:35:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ An Astronaut Got a Blood Clot in Space. Here's How Doctors on Earth Fixed It. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/astronaut-suffers-blood-clot-on-space-station.html g9NHEjR4GmpDWa4QNcokeN Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:22:15 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:17:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 1st Human on Mars May Be a Woman, NASA Chief Says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/1st-human-on-mars-woman.html khQiU9Jh5QmCExA7z6gSAn Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:27:02 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Space Radiation Doesn't Seem to Be Causing Astronauts to Die from Cancer, Study Finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65878-astronauts-cancer-space-radiation-risk.html u45qZxrs5vAV7msyb2yxg7 Fri, 05 Jul 2019 19:36:23 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Crew Dragon Safety Test Went Very Wrong. Here's Why That Matters ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65290-spacex-crew-dragon-incident-explosion.html APazpcmfcXnx5cLLF5oQuN Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:59:14 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronauts Spent 6 Nights in a Pitch-Black Cave, and Emerged with a Brand-New Species of Crustacean ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65096-astronauts-discover-creepy-crustacean.html im6nbaChYDAPKWQMeSdnsL Thu, 28 Mar 2019 11:40:08 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64895-spacex-crew-dragon-dummy-called-ripley.html LqBFg7Kugd8avYkNmztK5 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 16:04:38 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:29:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ No, Bacteria Aren't Mutating into Superbugs on the International Space Station ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64445-superbugs-isssuperbugs-space-station.html p2TxvRPWJQfWPYHVgogsgR Tue, 08 Jan 2019 19:20:52 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:23:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Delay of SpaceX Launch May Mean 36,000 Wormy Passengers Are Too Old for Their Planned Experiments ]]> https://www.livescience.com/64230-worms-spacex-launch.html c3YKXNT9sSX6UGAZCNbgp7 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 14:06:04 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Last Man to Walk on the Moon Mistaken About Climate Change on Earth ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63836-harrison-schmitt-climate-change.html HxJPNEcH6PVn8eGf64UfPn Mon, 15 Oct 2018 23:08:36 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Astronauts Going to Mars Will Absorb Crazy Amounts of Radiation. Now We Know How Much. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63644-mars-radiation-too-much-for-astronauts.html 58ZtCdknYjmboL3TfyRZZ6 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:48:29 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station Video ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63586-hurricane-florence-landfall-from-space-videos.html 4D4eUbhaFL7f6YcbCbjVBU Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:34:17 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite Photos ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63407-hurricane-lane-storm-satellite-tracking.html PB9WCQpoFXW7A25ud5FQC Wed, 22 Aug 2018 22:17:30 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ California Wildfires Rage in Astronaut Photos from the Space Station ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63279-california-fires-astronaut-photos-space-station.html LJtVVqAVxg4dGBjFvg5Tra Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:08:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rare 'Lunar Bible' That Visited the Moon Is Up for Auction ]]> https://www.livescience.com/63150-apollo-14-space-bible-auctioned.html nmbQUnh6thLDHoZPPBYQXf Tue, 24 Jul 2018 18:21:30 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Lost' NASA Tapes Show Humans Sort of Caused Global Warming on the Moon Too ]]> https://www.livescience.com/62805-moon-surface-warming-apollo-astronauts.html 7Hj6HJaWS58TjuXSPriW2T Wed, 13 Jun 2018 10:06:29 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:37 +0000