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Space travel may accelerate the aging of stem cells as much as tenfold, study says

Stem cell aging is potentially worrisome because it diminishes the body’s natural ability to repair tissues and organs.

The Direct Fusion Drive That Could Get Us to Saturn in Just 2 Years

Experts say the right kind of propulsion system could carry spacecraft to Saturn in just two years. The direct fusion drive ...
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Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement. A tourism scholar explains

On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women—Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, Katy Perry, Kerianne Flynn and Lauren Sánchez—on a suborbital journey to the edge of space. In tourism studies, ...
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Pioneering Aerospace Medicine Program to Study Long-Term Effects of Space Travel

Eileen Falkenberg-Hull leads the Autos team at Newsweek. She has written extensively about the auto industry for U.S. News & World Report, CarGurus, Trucks.com, AutomotiveMap, and American City ...
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He Was a Prophet of Space Travel. His Ashes Were Found in a Basement.

During his life, Willy Ley predicted the dawn of the Space Age with remarkable accuracy. How did his remains end up forgotten in a co-op on the Upper West Side? Willy Ley wrote prolifically about the ...
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Space tourism’s growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement – a tourism scholar explains how

Betsy Pudliner is affiliated with International Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Educators. On April 14, 2025, Blue Origin launched six women – Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, Gayle King, ...