astronauts news

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has chosen a team led by Axiom Space with design by Philippe Starck to create a commercial space ... More

Canadian science museum Telus World of Science, based in the city of Edmonton, has announced that two new spaces designed by architectural practice Dialog have ... More

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has partnered with Timeshifter, a jet lag app developed by Harvard Medical School associate professor Seven Lockley based on the ... More

He's created everything from hotel and restaurant interiors to Olympic torches and outdoor gym equipment. Now, multitasking French designer Philippe Starck has his most otherworldly ... More

Not many visitor attractions can say they’ve operated through and survived two World Wars and had Queen Victoria come to visit, but the Isle of ... More

Google has released three experimental computer programs through its arts and culture platform, each designed to explore how machine learning can enhance the public’s understanding ... More

An 18th-century restaurant and cafe in Venice’s historic St Mark’s Square has reopened following a major restoration overseen by Philippe Starck. The Michelin-starred Quadri, owned ... More

A formal opening has been held for the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre (SAASCC) in Kuwait – a mammoth cultural district for the country ... More

Researchers at Harvard University in the US and the University of New South Wales in Australia have made a discovery that could lead to a ... More

The space tourism race is well underway, after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed two customers will be going on a flight around the moon as ... More

Florida's Kennedy Space Center is planning a mass expansion of its visitor complex, unveiling a five-year masterplan designed to build on the success of its ... More

Space Center Houston has debuted its new Mission Mars exhibition – an immersive experience focused on the mysteries of the red planet. The multi-million dollar ... More

Florida’s Kennedy Space Center has officially launched its newest attraction, bringing its off-site Hall of Fame into the visitor complex as part of its new ... More

Jean-François Clervoy, one of the world’s most experienced astronauts, has said that the next generation of scientists and engineers are being inspired at science centres ... More

Ma Yansong, Bjarke Ingels, Rem Koolhaas and Herzog and de Meuron are all in the running for the annual architecture prize awarded by London’s Design ... More

Oculus has teamed up with Oscar Award-winning visual effects specialists Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning to create a virtual reality film on board the Space ... More

US space agency NASA is preparing to explore the feasibility of expandable habitats, or inflatable ‘space houses’, in a new mission that launches this Friday ... More

A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to send guests on a voyage to outer space. Michael Najjar ... More

Alton Towers has turned UK astronaut Tim Peake’s home street into a ‘gravity-free zone’, also announcing a new space education programme to promote the upcoming ... More

Spa clients are often so relaxed at the end of a treatment, they fall asleep, so why not incorporate that ultimate indulgence into the treatment, ... More

Space Center Houston is preparing to launch its latest attraction, a new US$12m (£8.4m, €11m) exhibit where guests can explore the first shuttle carrier aircraft ... More

Alton Towers has confirmed plans to launch the UK’s first ever virtual reality rollercoaster, rebranding its Air ride as Galactica for the all-new space-themed VR ... More

California Science Center has debuted a new immersive visitor experience, enabling guests to see life through the lens of an astronaut. The Journey to Space ... More

The Astronaut Hall of Fame at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, has closed its doors 25 years after it first opened to the ... More

Florida’s Kennedy Space Center has broken ground on its next big visitor attraction – Heroes and Legends – which will include the US Astronaut Hall ... More