Astronaut Ron Garan sleeps in his sleeping bag on the International Space Station in 2008. (NASA) In March, two NASA astronauts finally returned to Earth after an eight-day mission devolved into a ...

But does she now count as an astronaut? The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines astronaut as "a person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere." But on a different, broader ...

The NASA astronauts—who officially made their return to Earth on March 18 after spending nine months in space once their mission went awry—are speaking out for the first time about their ...

“We were always coming back, and I think people need to know that.” So said NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore as he and fellow astronaut Suni Williams took questions for the first time since ...

But once we leave the planet, we experience what is known as zero gravity – technically microgravity since most astronauts are caught in a permanent state of free fall — but the result is the ...

On June 5, 2024, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams embarked on a brief mission to the International Space Station. But equipment failures turned what was supposed to be an eight-day trip ...

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

In November, NASA’s chief health and medical officer had to push back against tabloid rumors that the astronauts' health was deteriorating. But their prolonged mission is not the first time ...

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore made splashdown on Earth on Tuesday after spending nine months in space. A SpaceX crew with replacements for the two astronauts arrived at the ...

Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on Earth after nearly nine months in space and readjusting to life with gravity. Down to their DNA, astronauts’ bodies can change ...

US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — who have been stranded at the International Space Station for nine months for what was supposed to be a 10-day trip — are finally earthbound.

Editor's note: Click here to watch the Starliner astronauts return to Earth. The NASA astronauts who crewed the Boeing Starliner could be on their way home a little sooner than expected.