[http://youtu.be/BMgmxkZ0pWI] (YouTube link)There sure have been a lot of movies about space travelers! This supercut by Keith Melton pays tribute to the space helmet in cinema, but the real fun is seeing how many movies...

Space menus have come a long way since the early d...  ...y since the early days the US space program, when astronauts squirted tubes of gel in their mouths. Meals must...  ...variety of foods that can be eaten in space. And astronauts have a say on what is taken with them. In fact, C...  ...onal Space Station f...

Illustrator Scott Benson created an awesome poster...  ...eatures 8 planets, 4 astronomers, 4 cosmonauts, 3 astronauts , 3 comets, 3 spacecraft and 1 ill-fated hound, al...

Russia brings their spacecraft home a bit differen...  ...spacecraft home a bit differently from what NASA astronauts are accustomed to. Instead of splashing down in t...

In 1972, Charles Duke spent nearly three days on the surface of the moon. Before he left, Duke placed a snapshot of his family on the ground and left it there. He also brought back the 26-pound rock known as Big Muley, t...

Photo: NASA on The...  ...The Commons/Flickr You're looking at NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Neil Armstrong, John Youn...

You know what's expensive? Insurance. It's pricey enough to get life insurance if you have any kind of health issues or you're a frequent flyer, and nigh impossible if you're fond of basejumping. But imagine if you were...

(Video Link) To be fair, they don't actually eat this stuff these days, but it's still a fun science experiment to try at home. Via CraftZine...

Soviet cosmonauts usually returned to Earth by landing on the ground, often in vast stretches of wilderness. They had to be prepared to survive until pickup, and even went armed to ensure their safety. Current Russi...

Between 1968 and 1971, researchers Edwin L. Murphy...  ...e studies on flatulence. The 1969 paper was about astronauts and their farts, specifically a study to determin...  ...study went brings into focus the many indignities astronauts face for their shot at space travel. Their paper...