As space travel gains traction and astronauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, studying its effects on health has become increasingly critical. Is space travel truly safe? Far from it – ...

Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

You may have heard people say that aboard the International Space Station (ISS) there's "zero gravity," but in fact, gravity is still very much present. The station orbits Earth at an altitude of ...

Microgravity has been found to affect the muscles, bones, immune system and cognition; but how does it impact the brain? Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (CA, USA) developed brain ...

The US space agency NASA scrapped Monday a planned historic spacewalk by two women astronauts, citing a lack of available spacesuits that would fit them at the International Space Station. Christina ...

As space travel gains traction and astronauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, studying its effects on health has become increasingly critical. Is space travel truly safe? Far from ...

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