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There’s more to sleeping in space than just nodding off.
In theory, astronauts get the equivalent of a lethal x-ray dose during a six-month stay at the ISS. Here’s why we don’t have to worry too much though.
Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan speaks his mind about space travel, terraforming and religion.
Yes, it really is rocket science.
Inflatable space habitats, like the one installed on the International Space Station this week, could see wide application in space and planetary exploration.
One common terrestrial bacterium has been found to grow in the microgravity of the International Space Station than on Earth, although it remains a mystery why.
Soviet space station Mir hosted astronauts from a significant number of countries – laying the foundation for the ISS. But how long will this collaborative spirit last?
What’s life like in a hostile environment that’s literally out of this world?
Scientists on the International Space Station are preparing for one of the biggest DIY challenges of their lives.
Humans have now been living on the International Space Station for 15 years. Here’s what we’ve learned.
What does it feel like to prepare for a journey to space? Space scientist Monica Grady followed astronaut Tim Peake around for a few days before his launch to find out.
The US has been beaming up free-market principles to outer space for decades. But the new Space Act is a step too far.
New research shows that bacteria is thriving on the ISS. But is that really such a bad thing?
Hollywood may already have done it but when we eventually send real astronauts to Mars, what medicines should we arm them with? And will they work the same way as they do on Earth?
Gennady Padalka has returned to Earth from the International Space Station. He has broken the record for time in space and will be the first person on Earth to have eaten salad grown in space.
Astronauts living on the ISS get to experience the wonders of the universe’s natural phenomena like no one else.
Plants on the International Space Station must figure out how to grow in a completely novel environment. Their adaptability hints at how they’ll react to changes here on Earth – or in future space outposts.
The recent failure of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket presents something of a dilemma for NASA, which still has no domestic launch capability of its own to reach the International Space Station.
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka should think twice before attempting to spend another thouands days in space.
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Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University
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Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Sterrenkenner, History & Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne
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Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Space Robotics and Space Technology, Carleton University
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Associate Professor in Astronomy, Monash University
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Assistant Professor of Space and International Relations, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University
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PhD candidate in Computational Physics, University of Cambridge
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Associate professor of art history and archaeology, Chapman University
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Professor of Aerospace Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Space Plasma Physicist, Imperial College London
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Former Academic Research Fellow, Khalifa University
