Space explorations cannot rely on solar power alone. Especially when it comes to the far reaches of our solar system, the Sun's rays become so diminished that solar panels are highly impractical. The ...

A cluster of recent theoretical papers has laid out mathematical frameworks for propelling spacecraft at speeds ranging from ...

NASA should focus on the body and mind, not just engineering, for cosmic travel. Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space ...

As someone who has lived and breathed the experience of navigating a world not always designed for me, the thought of space travel has always felt like a dream—a place where wheelchairs and paralysis ...

The latest immersive VR experience in Atlanta replicates what it's like to be on the International Space Station.

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Researching the immune system in space could have payoffs for human aging on earth. Scientists have revealed how the lack of gravity affects the cells of the immune system at single cell resolution.

They say travel broadens your mind but, if you’re travelling into space, it could displace your brain. Results of new study add to a growing body of evidence that astronauts’ brains change position ...