According to the patent, habitable modules would rotate around a central axis to simulate gravity for crew by producing an outward-pushing centrifugal force.

Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

The research involved collecting over 800 samples from various surfaces on the International Space Station The International Space Station may be making astronauts sick, according to a new study.

Discover how the International Space Station was built, from Zarya and Unity in 1998 to Destiny, helping you understand each ...

NASA shows how space takes a toll on men and women differently. — -- With an upcoming mission to Mars, NASA is studying the ways that living in space affects both men and women. In a study ...

The parabolic flight travels up and down several times on a trajectory resembling an arch, providing 22 seconds of zero ...

Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK.