Lighting a match is a simple task on Earth, but aboard the Chinese Tiangong space station, this act has revealed astonishing insights into how flames behave in microgravity. Recent experiments ...

The United States is expanding its space capabilities with plans to place a "space carrier" in orbit. Aboard this carrier, there will be room for small satellites that can be deployed as needed, ...

Credit: Joe Raedle / Getty Images Two astronauts whose eight-day visit to the International Space Station turned into a more than eight-month layover are expected to return to Earth in March.