Many people dream of becoming an astronaut, but to achieve the dream, you have to know the steps to get there. Thankfully, there are multiple ways to potentially get to space, even if you don't rely ...

Ever since the first Star Trek movie, millions have imagined themselves aboard a spaceship, floating among stars, navigating black holes, or setting foot on distant planets. Films like Interstellar, ...

NASA will announce the next group of astronaut candidates selected from more than 8,000 applications. Coverage will be available on the agency's streaming app, NASA+ – also available on YouTube and ...

To reach Mars, future astronauts will need to maintain uncommon levels of cheer in situations both terrifying and boring. They will be dealing with unknowns the likes of which humanity hasn’t seen ...

The 10 members of the Group 24 NASA astronaut class will spend the next two years training before being eligible for flight assignments. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel Lauren Edgar thought she had missed ...

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Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

In 1978, Ride and five other women became the first group of female astronauts in the U.S. A new book by a longtime curator of spaceflight artifacts explores the nearly five-decade history of women in ...