Sally Ride, the first American woman and known LGBTQ person in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger during mission STS-7 in June 1983. Aboard the Challenger, Ride assisted with the launch of ...

From David Attenborough to Hannah Fry via Bryan Johnson, our TV columnist Bethan Ackerley selects her favourite science and ...

Scientists have launched menstrual cups into space for the first time, testing whether these reusable devices can withstand the extreme conditions of space travel. The AstroCup mission represents a ...

To simulate menstrual fluid, the team used glycerol, a thick liquid similar in consistency to blood. In both pre-flight and ...

Ride continued her endeavors to improve science education and encourage young people to study science through her independent initiatives as an author or co-author of seven books on space aimed at ...

This year, we’ve already gotten a Sally Ride documentary and another Ryan Gosling astronaut movie, but the biggest ...

The camp is a fitting legacy for the recently-deceased actress, who was an inspiration to Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut.

Her breakout role came when Gene Roddenberry cast the actress as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek series. When the ...

Commuting to Concordia research station in Antarctica takes days—it’s more remote than the International Space Station.

Watch out Kim Tate! Emmerdale's new 'super bitch', Casualty actress Jaye Griffiths is relishing her role as the new village ...

You know what’s great? A minivan. You know what all my friends are buying? Highlanders. That’s the safe choice. Or maybe a ...

Physicist and astronaut Ride, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2012 at the age of 61, is best remembered as the first ...