The low levels of gravity (microgravity) in space cause significant changes in astronauts' eyes and vision after six to 12 ...

Robots can contribute to that scientific research, with the ability to travel to locations inhospitable to humans, where they can use instruments to study ... space travel by freeing up astronauts ...

His mission provided invaluable data on human endurance during extended space travel. The astronauts listed above have not only set records but paved the way for future exploration beyond Earth.

Is space travel truly safe? Far from it – research has shown that the effects of space radiation and microgravity on the human body are both detrimental and long-lasting. Creating space conditions on ...

Now, a new study published in Frontiers in ... But that’s not to say space travel took no toll at all. The astronauts’ processing speed, working memory, and attention were all slower in ...

One of NASA's trapped astronauts got a much-needed change of scenery as she stepped outside the space station for the first time in seven months. Suni Williams and her fellow astronaut Butch ...

NASA initially expected to conduct its space walk last summer with astronauts Tracy C. Dyson and Matt Dominick, but scrubbed the mission after one of them reported a “spacesuit discomfort issue.” ...

Robots can contribute to that scientific research, with the ability to travel to locations inhospitable to humans, where they can use instruments to study ... space travel by freeing up astronauts ...