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The Real Problem With Space Travel

Space may be the final frontier, but it’s also one of the most dangerous places for the human body. Beyond the safety of ...
While astronauts do not leave home to go to war or face combat, families of space travelers may share a few commonalities ...
Dubbing these “closed timelike geodesics” (CTGs), Ralph and Sajeendran explain in the paper: “Such a CTG would be ideal for ...
Calls for the US to land astronauts back on the moon before China have been increasingly loud and frequent. But it all hinges ...
More layoffs are hitting JPL, the NASA research lab near Pasadena. People will begin getting their notices on Tuesday, Oct.
Up to four satellites from Elon Musk’s massive Starlink constellation are falling to Earth every day, according to space trackers. Jonathan McDowell, an astronomer at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center ...
The U.S. wants to remain a superpower in space. It can’t without supporting NASA In the early 1400s, nearly a century before Columbus’s fateful voyage to the Americas, China seemed most poised to use ...
Texas lawmakers want to move the Smithsonian’s retired space shuttle to Houston. It’s “a vanity project that is apt to ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the four-member Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station on Friday morning, after weather forced the scrub of the mission a day ...
Discover 10 amazing facts about winter bird migration, from navigation skills to endurance, showcasing how species survive ...
Astronauts reported seeing a mysterious light during a space mission, and NASA has now confirmed the real explanation behind the unusual sight.