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What It’s Like to Work in Space: Inside an Astronaut’s Routine

Working in space is more than floating in microgravity. Astronauts train intensely and use advanced tools to not only survive, but also conduct advanced scientific research. Given the difficulties, ...
Live Science

Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works.

In a rare show of openness about the X-37B, Boeing Space released a video detailing how the space plane's aerobraking maneuvers help change its orbit. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...
Purdue University

Completed experiments on International Space Station to help answer how boiling and condensation work in space

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — After a decade of preparation and two years of active experiments in space, a facility that Purdue University and NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland designed, built and ...
CNET

NASA's Escapade Mission May Finally Reveal How the Martian Atmosphere Works

Sending anything to Mars is a much more difficult process than it seems. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union tried (and failed) in its first nine consecutive attempts, and the US was only able to succeed ...