Astronaut

The work of artist Scott Listfield is unmistakable. Not because of his vivid landscapes. Not because of his brash…

They’re somehow still casting people in James Cameron’s Avatar saga. Get a look at a very sad Flex Mentallo in new Do…

On November 3, 1957, a street dog named Laika became the first Earthling to orbit our planet.

In space, it is crucial for even the most basic of human tasks to be carried out with a high degree of skill and for…

Leland Melvin is a unicorn of a human being. He’s been drafted to the NFL, flown in the final frontier (twice), and…

Two hundred tangos in space and counting: today, NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer are performing the…

Last month, astronaut Peggy Whitson performed her eighth spacewalk outside the ISS, setting the record for most…

Astronaut Peggy Whitson is no stranger to breaking barriers: In addition to becoming the first woman commander of…

Former astronaut Gene Cernan has died at the age of 82. He holds the distinction of being the most recent man to…

Let’s play a quick game of hide-n-seek. In this photo, NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren is seen working outside the…

Now hiring: astronauts. Must be willing to travel.

Spacesuits of the future are going to do much more than just keep us alive–they’re going to make us look damn good.…

The chances that any of us will travel to space are about one in a billion. That’s why astronaut Scott Kelly has…

Yesterday was Towel Day, a day for celebrating the works of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams.…

Astronaut Daniel T. Barry thinks NASA's mission to Mars is humanity's most important endeavor yet, for reasons…

In the short film Hibernation, Joseph is about to embark on a remarkable journey — entering hibernation so that he…

It feels like everything is going to hell, especially as a seemingly dreadful year comes to an end and winter keeps…

Wandering through the bitfields, I just came across this 1995 photograph of Michael Gernhardt floating 200-miles…

On July 10, 1969, Apollo 11 touched down on the moon. At 10:56 pm eastern standard time, Neil Armstrong accomplished…

The astronauts of Expedition 40 are continuing to have way too much fun. My highlights this week are Reid Wiseman…