Astronauts working on the ISS usually get 8 hours of sleep after a 16-hour work day. They also get a sleep mask and earplugs ...

Flynn-Evans said that some of the astronauts do actually find the zero gravity ‘comforting’ while they’re sleeping. “In space ...

Is it easier to fall asleep in low gravity?” and other spaceflight questions, answered by two NASA sleep scientists.

On National Astronaut Day, a day dedicated to celebrating America’s space icons, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense ...

Some research suggests that flexible devices can spot subtle shifts in cardiovascular function or posture before things become serious. This is important because the harsh environment of space can ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has 30 years of being an astronaut under his belt, and in a recent interview, he revealed a unique ...

Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, returned to Earth on Saturday night from the International Space Station. Pettit, who turned 70 on Sunday, landed at 9:20 ...

NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.

At least one astronaut forgot to file until they had left for a moon mission. Just like the rest of us, NASA astronauts pay taxes. Astronauts are supposed to file taxes no matter where they are ...

Sleep isn’t just a matter of comfort, either - it's vital to astronaut's safety and a lack of it could see 'devastating' ...

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers emerged around 9 a.m. Thursday, May 1 for the fifth-ever all-female spacewalk.