Space medicine professionals in training consult with each other during a simulation exercise.
Katya Arquilla
Future space missions will fly farther and longer than ever before – which means crew members may need more involved medical care in space.
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There’s intense competition between the US and China to establish bases on the Moon.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 18, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Four private astronauts make their way to the International Space Station.
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Space exploration is not a waste of resources, but a source of technological and medical advances, a tool for climate monitoring and a source of educational inspiration for youth.
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The next generation of spacesuit needs to do more than simply protect an astronaut from the vacuum of space.
Crew members in space will spend lots of time together during future missions to Mars.
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Can astronauts spend prolonged time in close quarters millions of miles from Earth without killing each other?
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Here’s why a healthy balance of microbes is important for astronauts when they travel to Mars and beyond.
The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. The successful Artemis I mission was the first in an increasingly complex planned series of missions, which have now been delayed.
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NASA announced that the next two Artemis missions — Artemis II and III — will be delayed for safety reasons. However, Artemis IV remains on schedule.
Kilian Jornet pendant l'ultratrail du Mont Blanc en 2018: 170 kilomètres en altitude et dans des conditions météorologiques difficiles.
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Do extreme-sport athletes and explorers have personality traits in common that help them adapt to difficult and surprising conditions?
The restored image of Earthrise. A high quality black and white image was coloured using hues from the original colour photos.
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Borman’s professionalism helped the risky Apollo 8 mission become a success.
Astronauts prepare to leave the International Space Station.
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When you’re an astronaut landing on the Moon, you can’t rely on the same gravitational cues we have on Earth. But regimented training with sensory devices could one day prevent spatial disorientation.
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Space junk and carbon emissions are just some of the problems with a boom in space travel.
Tim Peake could come out of retirement to command the mission.
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The agreement should give British astronauts more flights into space.
An artist’s depiction of two astronauts on Mars.
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If an astronaut were to die on Mars, neither cremation nor burial would be good options.
Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, launched from a spaceport in Texas.
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The launch of a new rocket is always an exciting event. SpaceX’s ‘go fast and fail’ approach means that even though the test ended with engineers blowing up the rocket, it was a valuable first flight.
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Astronomers are hot on the search for new exoplanets – planets that lie beyond our Solar System – which might show potential for sustaining life.
From left to right: Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman (seated), Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen make up the Artemis II crew.
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The crew of Artemis II will face new and old challenges when they return to the Moon.
An artist’s conception of the Artemis spacecraft orbiting the moon.
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Canadian Jeremy Hansen will be one of the next astronauts on the Artemis II mission. This announcement signals a new era in Canada’s role in space exploration.
Growing food in space will rely on innovative agricultural technologies.
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Agricultural technologies to grow food on Mars can help address climate change, sustainability and food scarcity challenges.
A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface.
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The first ever sound recording of a dust devil on Mars reminds us that there is a lot to learn about how they sculpt the landscape.
NASA astronaut Winston E. Scott on an EVA in 1996.
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The European Space Agency has recruited the world’s first-ever disabled astronaut. But we’re still a long way from space being accessible to all.