There are a handful of ways to experience weightlessness. You can jump out of a plane, go on a zero-g “vomit comet” ride — or, of course, launch into space. Now there might be a much easier ...

The living and working conditions of Astronauts in space are extremely calculated and require deliberate attention. The astronauts must prepare to deal with motion sickness, claustrophobia, medical ...

Following 60 days of ‘bedrest’ simulating the effects of weightlessness on the body, the first volunteers in the WISE (Women International Space Simulation for Exploration) study have been getting ...

A new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has examined how T cells of the immune system are affected by weightlessness. The results, which are published in the journal Science ...

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters Life!) - Europe plans to enter the fledgling space tourism market by offering a chance to experience weightlessness to help pay for scientific research. With Europe's space ...

As humans begin to colonize space, it's inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest. Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives -- and researchers say they've now ...

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