WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposure to high-energy radiation and other issues. As a result, trekking beyond the Earth's ...

Circling 250 miles above the ground at an eye-watering 28,000 km/h, NASA's International Space Station (ISS) is one of ...

Imagine taking an elevator to space. Or blasting off in a nuclear rocket. That might sound like science fiction, but scientists are racing to develop new, more efficient methods of space travel - and ...

Space poses unique challenges to astronaut health, from bone loss to muscle deterioration. At Wake Forest University, scientists are using mice in space to study these effects and develop solutions ...

Astronaut families are quite similar to military families. If you're a space buff but haven't already seen the 1995 film "Apollo 13," it's worth the watch. It recreates the near-disaster mission ...

Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and rested. But when stress hits, like infection or injury, they spring into ...

On the Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: Are humans on the precipice of not only being visitors to outer space, but also becoming permanent residents? Namrata Goswami, ...

As the number of space travelers is increasing through commercial missions, it becomes more important to understand how space affects the human body. A team led by researchers at Baylor College of ...

Sci-fi movies can bend the rules however they please, but they're often more compelling when they stick to the facts and present more accurate depictions of outer space. Many of the best space ...