Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The brains of astronauts ...

The study noted that it's "crucial" to the future of space travel to understand the impact time spent in space has on the human body The longer astronauts spend it space, the more pronounced the ...

On Earth, gravity constantly pulls fluids in your body and your brain toward the center of the Earth. In space, that force ...

New research suggests it also changes the position and shape of the brain itself. Brain movement in space According to The ...

Dear Doctors: As a former NASA mission planner, I would signal a“ no-go” for human colonization of the moon and Mars. Dear Reader: You are referring to a column prompted by a reader's son, who became ...

Scientists are still learning how spending prolonged periods of time in the microgravity of space can affect astronauts’ health. The environment has been shown to accelerate bone density loss and the ...

Before humans sent the first dogs and chimps into space, there was genuine fear: Can a living creature evolved for gravity survive in sustained zero-G? Many posited that the result would be fatal, as ...

A China-based team of researchers has reportedly completed the “world’s first in-orbit verification” of ...

They say travel broadens your mind but, if you’re travelling into space, it could displace your brain. Results of new study add to a growing body of evidence that astronauts’ brains change position ...