Those tiny colorful dinosaur toys that grow bigger underwater might hold the key to protecting astronauts as they journey through space.

Space travel causes many physiological changes that affect an astronaut’s health. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The more thick and heavy shielding there is between a person and the vacuum, the better. Semones said about 20 centimeters of water can soak up most space radiation. Yet water is dense and ...

Radiation shielding is an area where nanotechnology could make a major contribution to human space flight. NASA says that the risks of exposure to space radiation are the most significant factor ...

Solar-powered fuel breakthrough at ETH Zurich Researchers claim that the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum can function as a self-renewing and self-replicating shield against radiation in space.

Future space probes could provide some warning time for high-radiation events, such coronal mass ejections -- plasma clouds ...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have been on the ISS for over nine months due to mechanical issues, facing ...

But there is one problem: space flashes with dangerous radiation, like ultraviolet (UV) light and gamma rays, which can harm living things, including plants. This radiation can damage plants’ DNA and ...