Sci-fi movies can bend the rules however they please, but they're often more compelling when they stick to the facts and present more accurate depictions of outer space. Many of the best space ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

There’s endless debate among cosmologists about what really makes up the emptiness of outer space, though many believe that mysterious stuff that we now call dark matter and dark energy represent a ...

A new proposal suggests borrowing the "Conference of the Parties" model from climate diplomacy to update space law before ...

Some materials used in aerospace applications such as polymers can degrade and erode with prolonged exposure to atomic oxygen, ultraviolet radiation, and extreme temperature cycling in the outer space ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After having her head shaved by nurses at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center, patient Catherine Klie’s right hand shook as she tried to trace spiral circles and straight lines ...

By Stephen Beech Moss has survived nine months exposed to outer space. The simple plant continued to thrive in the vacuum of space during an experiment conducted on the exposure facility of the ...

Introductory remarks / Christian Brünner -- Fascination from the beginning of mankind / Alexander Soucek -- Reasons for space activities : some thoughts / Alexander Soucek -- A short chronology of ...