Stem cell aging is potentially worrisome because it diminishes the body’s natural ability to repair tissues and organs.

Experts say they need more data on climate impacts of more space flights. Private space travel may seem like a step into the future, but experts say there are still questions about how it will impact ...

Although we have been living in the space age for more than half a century, flights to Earth’s orbit are still rare. In the entire history of such flights, less than 600 people have visited space. Of ...

Space travel accelerates the aging of human stem cells, reveals new research. Spaceflight speeds up the aging of cells which are "vital" to blood and immune system health, say American scientists. The ...

Space travel speeds up ageing, a new study has suggested. Astronauts are known to be at risk from a range of health problems ...

By Emma Collet in Baikonur Baikonur Cosmodrome, an icon of Russian space exploration neglected in recent times by Moscow, is ...

Blue Origin's rocket, New Shepard, just completed its 33rd journey, carrying six people and about 1,000 postcards. The flight, named NS-33 (New Shepard 33), is New Shepard's 13th flight with humans.

Ed Sheeran revealed he declined an offer to perform the first gig in space: “I want to go to space when it’s like flying to ...

Oak Ridge National Laboratory develops a test bed to simulate space nuclear reactors for future Mars missions.