Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com Life in space is fun, and the three Chinese astronauts currently in orbit have shared their first lesson on space living with ...

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese astronauts on Thursday beamed back a science lesson from the country’s under-construction space station. The lecture focused on physics, aiming to illustrate how the weightless ...

During the first 60 years of spaceflight, the aerospace industry has been amassing an incredible engineering knowledge base. Now it’s time to pass on this collective experience to the next generation ...

Tiangong class in Mandarin begins at 2:40 am EST (0740 GMT) on Thursday (Dec. 9). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's ...

Alexandria, VA – Challenger Center for Space Science Education is pleased to announce that Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe’s original lessons are now available for teachers on Challenger Center’s ...

Though my feet have remained on Earth the entirety of 2025, my mind spent a surprising amount of time in space. When I was a kid, I'd do deep dives of space and planets. I had a composition notebook ...

The plight of Gemini 8 seemed desperate enough while it tumbled out of control on its high orbit. Last week, when the perils of that wild ride were reviewed at a Houston press conference, Astronauts ...