Space Flight
Special Skinsuits Could Help Astronauts Avoid Back Pain When Their Spines Expand In Space
The microgravity in space makes astronauts' spines to elongate, causing back pain. A new SkinSuit being developed by the European…
Microbes May Help Astronauts Turn Human Waste Into Food
Researchers at Penn State are developing methods of turning human waste into food. And microbes, not plants, would provide the…
A New Kind of Propulsion System That Doesn’t Need Propellant. It Converts Electricity into Thrust and Vice Versa.
Long aluminum tethers attached to satellites could revolutionize satellite propulsion systems, and help eliminate space junk.
I Still ♥ the ISS: More Reasons to Love the International Space Station
Back in 2008, I professed my feelings, bared my soul and told all about how I absolutely was in love…
Star Ark: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship
Think of the ease. With a simple command of "Make it so" humans travelled from one star to the next…
What’s the Difference Between a Rocket and Space Plane? Amazing Hand-Drawn Animations Explain It All
You gotta love Earth's atmosphere. It basically makes life (as we know it) possible on our planet by providing warmth…
Stephen Hawking Is Going To The Edge Of Space
Professor Stephen Hawking has been offered, and has accepted, a trip into sub-orbital space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft.
NASA Twins Study Researchers Take Genetic Data To Next Level
NASA's ground breaking twins study is in the all-important integration phase.
New ‘Selfie’ MicroSatellite Captures Images of Chinese Space Station
Here’s a great new view of China’s Tiangong II space station, taken by a new ‘selfie’ satellite. The Banxing-2 satellite…
President Obama Puts US All In For Mars
President Obama has always been a strong supporter of science, and now he has reaffirmed his support for a mission…