Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

In an astonishing twist of our technological progress, humans have inadvertently created a space barrier around Earth. This article delves into the nature of this barrier, its formation and its ...

Earth is surrounded by a radio field caused by very low-frequency waves. This field pushes away the Van Allen Belts, a radiation swim-floaty that surrounds Earth's middle. Van Allen radiation hinders ...

NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., will host a major celebration of space exploration commemorating humankind’s first flight into space by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Yuri’s Night ...

One of the most significant and influential match cuts in motion picture history comes in the transition from the past to the ...

The Apollo 13 crew after returning to Earth. Credit: NASA Throughout history, humans have utilized their incredible intelligence to adapt and flourish in various environments. From traversing oceans ...

The weird and wonderful world of sleeping in space — and what studies of astronauts tell us about the future of sleep ...

The conference will be held on May 7 and May 8 in Washington, D.C. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The annual Humans to Mars ...

It would be easy to envy bats, bears and hedgehogs their seasonal torpor, but research has suggested that humans once ...

Humanity has never been fully satisfied with this side of the horizon. Our ancestors crested mountains and crossed oceans until our species filled every corner of the world. We invented machines for ...