Being an astronaut looks like an exciting and glamorous career. But have you ever thought about the dangers that these people face by being exposed to extreme conditions, such as radiation and ...

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have completed a spaceflight biology investigation aboard the International Space Station (ISS) that reveals how microgravity fundamentally ...

Earth's gravitational field affects everything in materials science research. It drives convection currents in solutions, causes denser particles to sediment out of suspensions, forces immiscible ...

As space travel gains traction and astronauts spend increasing amounts of time in space, studying its effects on health has become increasingly critical. Is space travel truly safe? Far from it – ...