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In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

To understand how to solve those challenges, we first must know the risks to human health during space travel ... Although the cardiovascular system functions well in space, the body does not require ...

Our 11-year-old son is fascinated with those astronauts who are stuck on the space station. He asks about a lot is how being ...

Is space travel truly safe? Far from it—research has shown that the effects of space radiation and microgravity on the human body are both detrimental and long-lasting. Creating space conditions on ...

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For example, studies in micro and hyper gravity will help researchers better understand its effects on humans and offer insight into how the human body works. Growing protein crystals in a space ...

According to a new study, 70% of astronauts who have spent between six and 12 months aboard the International Space Station ...

Between 2015 and 2016 the twins were part of a year-long mission to the International Space Station, with Scott spending the year in space and Mark on the ground functioning as the control group.

Cornell University researchers are building soft robots with "robot blood" that is both hydraulic fluid that provides motive force and at the same time a battery that ...

Dr Kevin Fong uses an audience member from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures to demonstrate the effect on the human body of going into space without a space suit. He uses a marshmallow to ...