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The International Space Station at the center of the image with Earth in the background

New drug could prevent bone loss on lengthy space missions, study in space-faring mice suggests

By Emily Cooke published

A new drug reduced bone loss in mice on the International Space Station, without causing any negative side effects.

Medicine & Drugs
We see a man holding a black tube.

'I am horrified': Archaeologists are fuming over ancient human relative remains sent to edge of space

By Kristina Killgrove published

Scientists are calling the Virgin Galactic mission that carried the bones of Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi to the edge of space a major ethical breach.

Archaeology
JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata during his second spacewalk.

15 jaw-dropping spacewalk images

By Annie Corinne Shaink published

Fearless astronauts push the limits in these epic spacewalk photos.

Space Exploration
A trio of Barbie dolls wearing makeshift spacesuits.

Scientists blasted Barbies with liquid nitrogen to test a new method of moon dust cleanup – and it worked extremely well

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

Researchers have developed a liquid-nitrogen spray that rids spacesuits of lunar dust.

Space Exploration
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei shortly after returning to Earth on March 30, 2022.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei back on Earth after record-breaking mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei can't wait to see his wife after landing back on Earth after a record-breaking mission.

Space Exploration
Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin: Facts about the second man on the moon

By David Crookes published

Reference Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin was one of the first to set foot on another planetary body. Since that famous day in 1969, he has continued to show a desire to explore. This is his life story.

Reference
Artist's impression of a person in space. Humans in space without spacesuits would not last long.

What would happen to the human body in the vacuum of space?

By Jacklin Kwan published

Here's what would happen to an astronaut's body if they didn't have a spacesuit protecting them in outer space.

Space
Founder Jeff Bezos has announced he and his brother will be among the passengers of Blue Origin's first crewed flight.

Watch NOW: Jeff Bezos is going to space

By Stephanie Pappas published

Here's where to watch Jeff Bezos and three other crew members go to space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

Space Exploration
Blue Origin personnel standing in as astronauts during Mission NS-15 pose in front of the New Shepard Crew Capsule after a successful mission on April 14, 2021.

18-year-old physics student to fly to edge of space with Bezos

By Stephanie Pappas published

Oliver Daemen, 18, will accompany Jeff Bezos to space on July 20 aboard New Shepard.

Space Exploration
The Blue Abyss pool will have a 164-foot-deep (50 meters) shaft to simulate microgravity conditions.

World's largest (and deepest) indoor pool to house new astronaut training center

By Tereza Pultarova published

A British company plans to build the world's largest swimming pool as part of a center that will house facilities for commercial astronaut training and the development of underwater robots.

Space Exploration
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