Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spacesuit capable of absorbing moisture and recycling it into drinking water sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But a new ...

Astronauts on spacewalks may soon be able to drink their own urine, thanks to a water filtration and recycling system that could be ready in time for NASA’s upcoming crewed missions to the moon. Waste ...

Cornell University scientists are looking to make one of the less cool but still practical parts of Dune a reality. In a new study this week, the team debuted a design for a spacesuit that recycles ...

Astronauts on spacewalks famously have to relieve themselves inside their spacesuits. Not only is this uncomfortable for the wearer and unhygienic, it is also wasteful, as – unlike wastewater on board ...

Researchers have created a prototype spacesuit that’s capable of recycling urine into drinking water. Inspired by the “stillsuits” in the sci-fi classic Dune, the unique design could enable astronauts ...

The life of an astronaut may sound like a glamorous career but it requires a lot of hard work and sacrifice. They have to spend weeks or even months at a time away from Earth, their loved ones and the ...

In the not-too-distant future, astronauts could be drinking water harvested from their own urine, courtesy of a Dune-inspired system integrated into their spacesuit. If nothing else, it should ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's revolutionary new space water recycling system is having serious hiccups. The $154 million device for turning astronauts' urine and sweat into drinking water aboard the ...

HOUSTON – At the international space station, it was one small sip for man and a giant gulp of recycled urine for mankind. Astronauts aboard the space station celebrated a space first on Wednesday by ...

A spacesuit capable of absorbing moisture and recycling it into drinking water sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But a new study could bring it one step closer to reality. A team of ...

As NASA and other space agencies move closer toward humans traveling to, and inhabiting the Moon and Mars, researchers are looking at how astronauts and future space dwellers can be more comfortable ...