Jumping may protect astronauts’ knee cartilage from microgravity damage. Studies on mice show it increases bone density.

European Space Agency approves John McFall as the first astronaut with a physical disability for a future mission to the ...

China's human spaceflight agency has unveiled official names for a spacesuit and rover to be used in the country's moon ...

It's a key problem that will need to be addressed if humans are to attempt deep-space, long-duration missions. Not only is radiation exposure a dangerous health risk to humans, but it also poses a ...

The first study of its kind shows knee cartilage in mice grew healthier following jumping exercises. The post Jumping ...

Jumping workouts could help astronauts prevent cartilage damage they are likely to suffer during lengthy missions to Mars, suggests new research. The first study of its kind shows knee cartilage in ...

Jumping workouts could help astronauts prevent the type of cartilage damage they are likely to endure during lengthy missions to Mars and the moon, a new Johns Hopkins University study suggests.

Eleven and a half years of college, another 10 years working as a scientist and 15 more years of astronaut training — that’s how long it took Jeanette Epps to get to space. It took time ...

NASA has affirmed a plan it set last year to work with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in returning two astronauts from the International Space Station, saying it will do so “as soon as practical,” the ...

There it goes. OK. At the 3 hour and 50 minute mark of today's spacewalk, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunny Williams successfully removed the radio frequency group off of the external ...