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Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating freedom offered by a lack of gravity also presents a number of limits when it comes to the human body and mind.

Astronauts have been venturing into space for 61 years to unlock the human potential for exploration. But the floating freedom offered by a lack of gravity also presents a number of limits when it comes to the human body and mind.

How a white noise machine could help you to switch off and get a more restful night

Doctors have poked and prodded NASA astronauts for years, and the astronauts, as government employees, have largely acceded to their roles as test animals in studying how an alien environment — outer space — affects the human body. But professional astronauts have historically been a small slice of humanity. Initially, they were chosen from the ranks of military test pilots

Yuri Gagarin se había convertido en el primer cosmonauta humano en 1961, la misión Apolo 11 de la NASA encabezada por los astronautas Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin y Michael Collins, marcaría el curso de la historia. Los dos primeros lograron pisar por primera vez la superficie lunar, mientras que el tercer integrante, Collins, daba vueltas al Satélite natural de la Tierra en el módulo de mando. La hazaña tuvo dos grandes objetivos: el primero era geopolítico y se trataba de ganar...

NASA is working on a new project to study how space impacts the spine Nine astronauts on the ISS had been scanned before leaving Earth Upon returning, scientists will take another scan and compare the two The team hopes scans will show how much bones hallow while in space The results could lead to strategies to combat bone and muscle loss in space 

White noise (and pink and brown): The science behind the sounds What’s your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe you’re a sound aficionado, and have replaced your white noise machine with one that provides the more fashionable pink or brown noise? Whatever your pleasure, know this: While continuously listening to low decibel calming sounds at night doesn’t appear to be harmful, there also isn’t much ...

White noise (and pink and brown): The science behind the sounds What’s your favorite bedtime jam? Do you doze off to jazz, a babbling brook, a crackling fire or a whirling fan of white noise? Or maybe you’re a sound aficionado, and have replaced your white noise machine with one that provides the more fashionable pink or brown noise? Whatever your pleasure, know this: While continuously listening to low decibel calming sounds at night doesn’t appear to be harmful, there also isn’t much ...

Missions to Mars could affect astronauts MINDS, study warns Ryan Morrison For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo Travelling to Mars could affect the mind of the astronauts making the long journey - leaving them more likely to misidentify facial expressions, study warns. Current NASA plans could see the first humans step foot on the surface of the Red Planet by the end of the next decade as part of the Artemis mission. University of Pennsylvania researchers fo...