Astronomers Detect Sugar in Interstellar Space for First Time

Using the Yebes 40-m and IRAM 30-m radio telescopes, astronomers have discovered erythrulose, a four-carbon sugar commonly found in raspberries, in the molecular cloud G+0.693-0.027.

Saturday’s SpaceX launch carried a Chinese experiment

This particular SpaceX launch made history in another way: by carrying a Chinese science experiment to the station for the first time.

First Genetic Results From Scott Kelly's Year In Space Reveal DNA Mysteries

After recent events, we're all ready to hop aboard the next flight to Mars. But before us Earthlings embark on a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, we need to understand how the harsh conditions of space can affect our bodies.