If you’ve ever dreamed of hopping on a rocket and venturing out to Mars, you might want to check the biological fine print first. Scientists have long suspected that space travel is incredibly brutal ...

There are many difficult things about sending humans to space, from dealing with health effects on the human body to the risks of launch and landing to keeping astronauts well-fed and supplied.

Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can't survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion ...

Space travel is not for the faint-hearted—literally; it involves significant mental, emotional and physical stressors, many of which can become prohibitive to the majority of the population.

Ever wondered about zero gravity? It's not what you think! Learn the science behind space travel and how astronauts stay in ...

They say travel broadens your mind but, if you’re travelling into space, it could displace your brain. Results of new study add to a growing body of evidence that astronauts’ brains change position ...

Twenty years ago, on a clear October morning, the business of commercial space tourism quietly took off in the California desert. That’s when Mojave Aerospace successfully launched a manned spaceship ...