As NASA prepares to send four astronauts around the moon for the 10-day Artemis II mission, a veteran space flier’s unexplained illness in orbit is spotlighting one of the biggest risks of deep-space travel: the need for medical systems in case…
Scientists have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the onset of Parkinson’s disease.
Recent research adds further evidence to the link, identifying gut microbes likely to be involved and linking…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of Artemis 2, NASA’s first launch to the moon in over half a century, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their mission.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Canadian…
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NASA’s Artemis II astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of moon launch
During their 10-day mission, this four-person crew will swing around the far side of the moon—and potentially travel farther…
Humankind is bound to become a space-faring species, expanding beyond the bounds of Mother Earth, just as it, millions of years ago, spread out of its cradle in Africa.
At least that’s what space exploration leaders such as the world’s richest…
A new study has uncovered a connection between malfunctions in the brain’s waste removal processes, known as the glymphatic system, and an increased risk of psychosis – and it looks as though key changes could begin in early childhood.
The…
New observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed an all-new twist to the ongoing story of this cosmic curiosity.
Based on the latest data, detailed in a new paper…
