Astronauts on the International Space Station have developed a green thumb, growing a variety of plants while in space. Red romaine lettuce, mustard plants, and peppers are being grown on the ...

A team of astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station to study microgravity, space botany, remote-controlled robots, and even methods to prevent cancer. The multinational crew of Axiom ...

NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines work on the XROOTS space botany investigation, which used the station’s Veggie facility to test soilless hydroponic and aeroponic methods to grow plants.

It was only a few weeks ago when Astronaut Scott Kelly returned home after spending a year in space as part of perhaps the biggest space medical research project ever conducted. Astronaut Kelly's time ...

On Aug. 29, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch an uncrewed spacecraft, named the Orion Spacecraft, to the moon. This launch signifies the revisit of the moon since ...

NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough works on the Plant Water Management space botany study that explores operating hydroponics in microgravity and may also improve ...

Turkey’s first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian launched Thursday to the International Space Station on a chartered SpaceX flight. The Falcon rocket blasted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space ...

The Expedition 68 crew began installing a new space botany experiment today while gearing up for a spacewalk planned for this weekend. The orbital residents are also continuing their research into the ...