If you're a space buff but haven't already seen the 1995 film "Apollo 13," it's worth the watch. It recreates the near-disaster mission marked by an oxygen tank explosion and emergency ocean-landing ...

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – About 250 miles above earth, the International Space Station remains in constant orbit around the planet. “It's an amazing facility,” said retired NASA astronaut Rex Walheim.

Rice University biology professor Scott Solomon talks about his book, "Becoming Martian: How Living in Space Will Change Our Bodies and Minds." And we check in with Chie Chie Yard, the first Houston ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA ...

Houston, we have an announcement: It's World Space Week! This year, the theme is "Living in Space", so we're revisiting our best articles on the challenges and wonders of life in microgravity and on ...

Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight. The extent of these ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rachael Seidler, University of Florida and Tianyi (Erik) Wang, University of Florida ...