The Silverton native is on a six-month mission on the International Space Station and is the second-oldest NASA astronaut.

While privately funded programs to develop space vehicles and execute extraterrestrial missions have been in play for years, ...

Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and ...

When the astronauts stranded at the International Space Station were pictured wearing Santa hats next to a tiny Christmas ...

Peggy Whitson, an Iowa native and veteran astronaut, will command Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission, set to launch no earlier than ...

Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will help keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Lunar Gateway moon-orbiting space ...

Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson is scheduled to command another two-week mission to the International Space Station in the ...

Iowa native and prolific astronaut -- first with NASA for three decades and recently as director of human space flight for ...

The International Space Station continues to act as humanity’s outpost in low-Earth orbit, a role that began at the turn of ...

When the astronauts stranded at the International Space Station were pictured wearing Santa hats next to a tiny Christmas tree this week, internet commenters had questions. Butch Wilmore and Suni ...

From uncrewed lunar missions to the launch of the first private space station, here's a sneak peek at the space missions that ...