NASA Study Shows That Space Travel Affects Spine of Astronauts How does space travel affect the spine? Astronauts on long missions in space have atrophy of the muscles supporting the spine--which don't return to normal even several weeks after their return to Earth.
Mars-Bound Astronauts Face Chronic Dementia Risk From Galactic Cosmic Ray Exposure Exposure to these particles can pose "unique hazards" to astronauts, with the effects persisting long after actual space travel.
SpaceX Explosion: Why We Must Slow Down Private Space Exploration Until We Rewrite Law A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket recently exploded during a test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral — now what?
Amateur Astronomers Say Chinese Space Station Could Crash to Earth — Are They Right? We should welcome the fact that amateur astronomers are increasingly keeping tabs on what's going on up above.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Broadcasting a Live Call With ISS Astronauts: Tune in This Afternoon! Here’s how you can submit your questions.
International Space Station Celebrates 100,000th Orbit Around Earth The station has now traveled a distance equivalent of ten round trips to Mars.
