Astronaut Dale Gardner holds a ‘For sale’ sign referring to the two satellites retrieved during STS-51-A mission - BBC/Keo Films/NASA Space travel should by rights make for rocket-fuelled television, ...

The human mind is ever-so-curious and outer space is one of the things that captivates and inspires us most. Not only has its mysteries led humanity to make countless discoveries, but space has also ...

A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that truly permanent communities in space will need to solve. Dave Brody writes and ...

Told without words, Simon Cottee’s surrealist hand-drawn animated documentary The Pioneers (2022) features distinctive design work by Malcolm Sutherland and an understated, emotional original score by ...

This year is the 25th anniversary of humans inhabiting the International Space Station. A new PBS documentary looks at how the ISS was built and the challenges of surviving in outer space. The ...

Imagine taking an elevator to space. Or blasting off in a nuclear rocket. That might sound like science fiction, but scientists are racing to develop new, more efficient methods of space travel - and ...

DURHAM — You may be familiar with the quote “I touch the future, I teach,” but how much do you know about the woman who said it? The new documentary "Christa," set to premiere on New Hampshire PBS on ...

Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon had a question before going into space: How would he mark Sabbath, the Jewish day of rest, from orbit? Sabbath begins Friday at sunset and ends Saturday after sunset. But ...

William Shatner kicks things off with a compliment. We’re talking via Zoom — he’s beaming in from the sprawling kitchen of his Los Angeles home, which overlooks the San Fernando Valley. I’m dialing in ...

Space poses unique challenges to astronaut health, from bone loss to muscle deterioration. At Wake Forest University, scientists are using mice in space to study these effects and develop solutions ...