For centuries, humans have mined materials to build the tools we use every day, from batteries and cell phones to planes and refrigerators.

Astronaut-photographer Thomas Pesquet recently captured photos of blue southern lights and other spectacular Earth images

A space station astronaut is celebrating her 50th birthday with the coolest present ever—a supply ship bearing ice cream and other treats.

For continuous exploration of outer space infrastructure it has been suggested to establish a national manned space complex in orbit