Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment -- these are just a few of the challenges space ...

The recent record-breaking mission by NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams has captured global attention, not only for its remarkable duration but also for its implications on the future ...

SAPs, found in diapers and medical implants, can absorb hundreds of times their weight in water—making them perfect for radiation shields. 'James Webb killer is here': NASA’s SPHEREx will scan ...

The radiation in space is very much different from the radiation that we experience while on Earth. Studies have shown that unlike Earth's protective magnetic field, which shields us from high ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - People have asked for centuries if live exists outside of earth, but a NASA mission could ... Quad Cities who worked on the radiation shield for the mission.

Among the hardest problems for NASA is predicting the exact impact of deep space radiation on astronauts, which has the potential to kill or sicken them both in transit and on Mars’s surface.

They can also tolerate high doses of radiation. Researchers previously discovered that tardigrades can survive more than 1,000 times the lethal dose for humans. 1 So, how do these tiny creatures ...

NASA’s Crew-10 mission will bring back Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams after nine months on the ISS. Their extended stay ...

the SHIELD NASA DRIVE Center, a team of astrophysicists from different universities headquartered at BU’s Astronomy Department, is studying the heliosphere, a magnetic bubble that surrounds the solar ...