If we could farm in space, astronauts would have fresh, familiar foods. Those plants could recycle air and water. Plus, it feels good to be around plants. Once more people – and maybe even cats – can ...
Human exploration of deep space is colliding with an uncomfortable biological reality, as new research shows that the very stem cells that renew our blood and immune systems appear to grow old far ...
When NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore finally returned to Earth in March, they had spent 286 days in space. Not willingly, however, as a string of technical delays kept prolonging ...
US astronauts Suni Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stranded in low earth orbit onboard the International Space Station for nine months. Their planned return from their one week mission was ...
Two astronauts are back on Earth after what was supposed to be a week aboard the International Space Station turned into nine months. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore's capsule splashed down off the ...
Imagine a future where humans live in huge 'space oases' on Mars – luxury indoor habitats made of heat-reflective material that grow their own food. Robots are sent into the vast Martian wilderness, ...
Researchers from the University of California San Diego have recently found that the human stem cells they sent to space have aged faster than the normal rate. This came after researchers sent samples ...
Sci-fi authors and screenwriters have long envisioned AI companions helping humans as they explore the cosmos. Sometimes things go well (Commander Data was a friendly and reliable Starfleet officer), ...
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