Time in space affects the body, but research has found that it can also quite literally affect the mind, prompting questions ...

Sending humans to Mars or beyond may capture the imagination, but the reality is harsh. The human body struggles in low gravity, high radiation, and confined artificial habitats, making prolonged ...

The first time you experience weightlessness in space, Tom Marshburn told me, all the noise and pressure of launch suddenly disappear. One moment, the roar of engines shakes every bone in your body; ...

A composite view of the Earth constructed by NASA from multiple satellite images Editor at Large Human evolution is a story writ slow. It’s been about 3.8 billion years since life on Earth emerged and ...

Starship spacecraft enables Mars colonization with reusable design, orbital refueling, and 100+ passenger capacity for ...

Stem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even more challenging. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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NASA's Artemis II crewed mission to the moon shows how U.S. space strategy has changed since Apollo -- and contrasts with ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American A new life awaits you in the off-world ...

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Section 1. Purpose. Superiority in space is a measure of national vision and willpower, and the technologies Americans develop to achieve it contribute substantially to the Nation’s strength, security ...