It's a difficult task going to the bathroom in zero gravity, but a simulation shows how astronauts manage it thanks to some ...

Space agencies and private companies already have advanced plans to send humans to Mars in the next few years – ultimately colonising it. And with a growing number of discoveries of Earth-like planets ...

As humanity ventures further into space, creating sustainable living conditions is becoming increasingly important. Recent advancements in space station technology have led to the development of ...

Jenny Lehmann is an assistant editor at Discover Magazine who writes articles on microbiology, psychology, neurology, and zoology, and oversees the Piece of Mind column of the print issue. View Full ...

There once was a dream of cities in space — vast cylindrical habitats, self-sufficient and populated by millions who would ...

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

Researchers at Purdue spent years working with NASA engineers to figure out how to grow crops on Mars and beyond. Now the data is yielding surprising results.

An international team of scientists looks set to make waves on Thursday by announcing the first direct detection of gravitational waves rolling across the universe. If they do announce the findings at ...

Shubhanshu Shukla shared a video from his time aboard the space capsule, offering a glimpse into the life of an astronaut.