In the coming years, an unprecedented number of people will leave planet Earth—but it’s becoming increasingly clear that deep ...

Human stasis—a state of prolonged hibernation—could be an enticing possibility for future interstellar travel.

US engineers have tested a thermal propulsion reactor fuel at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Centre with the aim for it to be eventually used for deep space missions, such as travelling to Mars.

Astronomer-at-large Fred Watson discusses newly released research detailing the impact of space travel on the human body. “We’ve learnt that the human impacts, at least the long-term ones ...

To understand how to solve those challenges, we first must know the risks to human health during space travel. Understanding these risks and finding solutions or countermeasures is essential for a ...

NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond ... Such skills are crucial for the future expansion of human presence into deeper space, which demands more independence from Earth-based ...

So when we travel to zero gravity environments ... Lack of gravity or decreased gravity in the space flight environment can have an enormous effect on human health, and that's because there's ...

Learn about the cutting-edge science, challenges, and feasibility of metabolic manipulation in long duration human space travel with Dr. Kate Flickinger, Dr. Allyson Hindle, and moderator Dr. Jeffrey ...

Space travel provides an insurance policy of sorts ... If there is one thing we have learned in the collective human struggle to exist, it is that the only way for civilisation to advance ...

Elon Musk's 2016 prediction of humans setting foot on Mars by 2025 has resurfaced with his viral tweet featuring a futuristic ...