Are aliens real? The question has animated conspiracy theories for decades and enthralled at least one former president of the United States. In a recent interview, Barack Obama became the first ...

Space agency surveyed about 360 participants living in New York City, Los Angeles, and Dallas-Fort Worth.

These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the physical effects of spaceflight helps plan space missions.

NASA should focus on the body and mind, not just engineering, for cosmic travel. Scott Solomon is a biologist and professor at Rice University and the author of “Becoming Martian: How Living in Space ...

California-based aerospace company Vast partnered with NASA to send four private astronauts to the International Space ...

More than a week has gone by since SpaceX helped restore a full crew of astronauts at the International Space Station.

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 ...

Rice University biology professor Scott Solomon ponders those questions in his new book, "Becoming Martian: How Living in ...

Space is full of radiation, which is bad for both babies and non-babies alike, but we also have to worry about how microgravity affects the human body, too.

Study in the International Journal of Astrobiology tests how water bears survive in simulated Mars soil, revealing how regolith may limit Earth microbes and what it means for planetary protection and ...

NASA astronaut Chris Williams, who's been stationed aboard the ISS since November 2025, captured footage of 2026 Lunar New Year fireworks over Beijing.

(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 ...