Astronaut

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A trio of Barbie dolls wearing makeshift spacesuits.

Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup – and it worked extremely well

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Researchers have developed a liquid-nitrogen spray that rids spacesuits of lunar dust.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei shortly after returning to Earth on March 30, 2022.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth after record-breaking mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei can't wait to see his wife after landing back on Earth after a record-breaking mission.

Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin: Facts about the second man on the moon

By David Crookes published

Reference Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was one of the first to set foot on another planetary body. Since that famous day in 1969, he has continued to show a desire to explore. This is his life story.

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Artist's impression of a person in space. Humans in space without spacesuits would not last long.

What would happen to the human body in the vacuum of space?

By Jacklin Kwan published

Here's what would happen to an astronaut's body if they didn't have a spacesuit protecting them in outer space.

Founder Jeff Bezos has announced he and his brother will be among the passengers of Blue Origin's first crewed flight.

Watch NOW: Jeff Bezos is going to space

By Stephanie Pappas published

Here's where to watch Jeff Bezos and three other crew members go to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts during Mission NS-15 pose in front of the New Shepard Crew Capsule after a successful mission on April 14, 2021.

18-year-old physics student to fly to edge of space with Bezos

By Stephanie Pappas published

Oliver Daemen, 18, will accompany Jeff Bezos to space on July 20 aboard New Shepard.

The Blue Abyss pool will have a 164-foot-deep (50 meters) shaft to simulate microgravity conditions.

World's largest (and deepest) indoor pool to house new astronaut training center

By Tereza Pultarova published

A British company plans to build the world's largest swimming pool as part of a center that will house facilities for commercial astronaut training and the development of underwater robots.

A man models an astronaut undergarment — known as a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment — that was designed for the Space Shuttle/International Space Station Extravehicular Mobility Unit, photographed in 1994.

Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes)

By Mindy Weisberger published

Bacterial compounds could provide antimicrobial protection in undergarments shared by astronauts during spacewalks.

A girl tries on a astronaut helmet with her dad

What does it take to become an astronaut?

By Tyler Santora published

Will it help if you've trained at the North Pole?

Left image shows astronaut Michael Collins in Apollo spacesuit, right image shows collins at Collins is seen at the National Press Club in 2019

Michael Collins, Apollo 11 pilot, dies at age 90

By Nicoletta Lanese published

Collins piloted the Apollo 11 command module as his crewmates walked on the Moon.

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