It must get lonely orbiting more than 200 miles above Earth in the International Space Station. Now, a robot is being developed to befriend and communicate with astronauts aboard the ISS. Cartoon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim controlled robots on a simulated martian landscape in ...

If humans want to live on the moon, there will be plenty of dangers involved, but these robots might be the perfect way to scope out some safe places to stay.

When NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took control of four robots from space this summer, he reactivated a dormant passion of his: video games. Kim is on board the International Space Station right now and ...

Even astronauts do grunt work, including routine maintenance and organizing cargo. It’s a waste of precious space time and taxpayer money—it costs about $130,000 an hour to keep astronauts in orbit.

Local university students reach for the stars, harness the power of the sun and build lunar robots. Local universities are reaching for the stars! This month, we learn about Major Robert Henry ...

As humanity eyes the Moon not just as a destination, but as a potential long-term base for scientific research and even commercial activity, the search for viable astronaut habitats is more pressing ...

Retired NASA astronaut explains how robots could shape space exploration Retired NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore discusses the possibility of robots being a part of space exploration efforts and more on ...

Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station's big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 miles below, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott ...

Elon Musk boasts he will launch a squad of Optimus humanoid robots to Mars aboard his Starship super-capsules, but a leading U.S. robotics scholar predicts their quick demise (Photo credit should read ...