During the Gemini III mission, astronaut John Young made headlines by sneaking in a corned-beef sandwich, which became an ...

Astronaut food is not known as a frontier of culinary imagination, unless you count rehydrated shrimp cocktail. As NASA prepares for longer trips to the moon and Mars, is space cuisine ready for an ...

A speech-language pathologist on how complex swallowing is – and how small changes from gravity can complicate the process.

Humankind has been fascinated with space travel for quite some time. The 1960s were the height of our obsession, when the U.S. and Russia competed for the stars, children dreamed of becoming ...

In April 2026, the crew of the Artemis II boldly went further into space than any human had ever gone for many years prior, embarking on a 10-day mission to fly around the Moon. It was the first time ...

Eating or drinking in space often brings up a range of questions from "How?" to "What it's like?" Do taste buds respond the same when gravity is lacking?

In the new study, astronauts will see if bacteria that produce sugar can be used to create a food source for astronauts in low-or-zero-gravity situations. One reason for trying, Gizmodo reports, is ...

Unique packaging and a thermal treatment process to maximise food safety will ensure the first UAE astronaut will be able to enjoy halal food in space. The food for astronaut Hazza Al Mansoori was ...

BBQ beef brisket. Macaroni and cheese. Smoothies. Cookies. The Artemis II crew’s menu on the way to the Moon is more surprising than you’d expect. The Artemis II crew has access to 189 unique menu ...

Astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) will watch the Olympics from space, says astronaut Rick Mastracchio, who spoke with Space.com from aboard the station. According ...