It turns out the sky is not the limit when it comes to a good old-fashioned practical joke. With April Fools' Day 2025 upon us, we're exploring some of the best pranks carried out in space, from a ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. You've ...

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley revealed that they had a bit of fun while they were waiting to be picked up after splashing down in the ocean. The pair apparently made some prank phone ...

CAPE CANAVERAL (CBSMiami/AP) — It's not quiet April Fools yet, but astronaut Scott Kelly's identical twin pulled a prank on NASA right before his brother blasted off on a one-year space station ...

Imagine being 254 miles above Earth aboard the International Space Station and minding your own business when, all of a sudden, a gorilla emerges from a soft storage container and gives chase in zero ...

If the results of an online poll are any indication, NASA may soon be naming a new wing of the International Space Station, Node 3, after late-night comedian Stephen Colbert. According to the ...

Tiny Tim did a hilarious prank pretending be a kid calling a rocket scientist about space. Tiny Tim loves to prank call ...