Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

Generating window-rattling sonic booms in the cloudless predawn air, NASA and SpaceX teamed up Monday, April 21, to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on a resupply run to the International Space Station ...

NASA's oldest active astronaut has redefined traveling "home" for your birthday, landing from the International Space Station on the same day that he turned 70. Don Pettit touched down on Saturday ...

"You're floating, and your body, all these little aches and pains, and everything heal up, and you feel like you're 30 years old again," the 70-year-old veteran astronaut said.

After seven months, 93 million miles, and 670,000 photos, astronaut Don Pettit has returned to Earth. Pettit is taking part ...

During his time in microgravity, Pettit, an inveterate tinkerer, said he likes to spend his free time either doing ...

April 21 (UPI) --NASA launched its latest cargo run to the International Space Station early Monday morning. At 4:15 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft took off while aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrates his 70th birthday with a spectacular return from the International Space Station after 220 days in orbit.