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

Astronauts of the future may be radically different from the rest of us in physiology and psychology. So, to what extent ...

SpaceX’s Starship, heralded as the world’s most powerful and largest rocket, is poised to revolutionize human space travel with its ambitious missions to the Moon and Mars. On August 27, 2025, ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

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; ...

Early prototypes of the SpaceX Starship super-capsule that Italy is chartering to speed its spaceflight and biotech experiments to Mars (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) With its ...

Scientists have confirmed that spaceflight forces the brain to shift and stretch, a discovery that could change how we protect astronauts on long missions.

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the third in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission will carry four astronauts around the Moon in 2026. The public can also send their names aboard the ...

Register for 2027 at [email protected] and we will contact you with confirmed tour details, including dates and prices, when available. Take off on a quest through the past, present and future of ...

Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for maintaining astronaut well-being on future long-duration missions. When you ...