Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have developed a groundbreaking plasma tunnel to simulate the extreme ...

Plasma engines could be the future of human space travel, and Russia’s “manetoplasma rockets” have the most ambitious travel goals ...

Time in space affects the body, but research has found that it can also quite literally affect the mind, prompting questions ...

Discover how UCF's Center for Aerospace and Extreme Environments Medicine is studying the effects of spaceflight on the human ...

Early prototypes of the SpaceX Starship super-capsule that Italy is chartering to speed its spaceflight and biotech experiments to Mars (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) With its ...

NASA's Space Shuttle Program, which ran from 1981 to 2011, was a complex and ambitious project that pushed the boundaries of ...

October is Space Month. At Duke University, space research is more than just science — it's a bold journey across disciplines. This is the third in a series of stories featuring innovators, dreamers, ...

Microbes essential for human health have proven resilient against the extreme forces of space travel, offering hope for maintaining astronaut well-being on future long-duration missions. When you ...