Astronaut
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No, Bacteria Aren't Mutating into Superbugs on the International Space StationBacteria on the International Space Station are evolving and changing in the strange orbital environment. But they don't seem to be any more dangerous to humans.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Delay of SpaceX Launch May Mean 36,000 Wormy Passengers Are Too Old for Their Planned ExperimentsHere's what those wriggling worms are expected to do in space ... and it's not to scare aliens.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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Last Man to Walk on the Moon Mistaken About Climate Change on EarthAstronaut Harrison Schmitt saw Earth from space, but doesn't see that human activity is shaping climate change.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Astronauts Going to Mars Will Absorb Crazy Amounts of Radiation. Now We Know How Much.There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.
By Meghan Bartels Published
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Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station VideoHurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
By Meghan Bartels Published
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Hurricane Lane Looms Over Hawaii in These Astronaut and Satellite PhotosGovernment weather satellites are watching closely as a massive storm called Hurricane Lane threatens Hawaii.
By Meghan Bartels Published
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California Wildfires Rage in Astronaut Photos from the Space StationAstronauts aboard the International Space Station have taken dramatic new photos of the fires that are blackening huge swaths of the Golden State and throwing off smoke that billows far to the east.
By Mike Wall Published
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Rare 'Lunar Bible' That Visited the Moon Is Up for AuctionWould you pay $50,000 for a Bible that flew to the moon?
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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'Lost' NASA Tapes Show Humans Sort of Caused Global Warming on the Moon TooWhy did the moon see a sudden temperature spike in the '70s? Blame astronaut footprints.
By Brandon Specktor Published
