I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place” by American science fiction writer Frederic Brown. In Brown’s story, Placet is a planet in a ...

Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Carleton University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX chalked up another human spaceflight Monday night, taking four civilians on a path around the Earth that has never beentraveled before. Now circling the planet on a first ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first X-ray taken of a human in space was captured during SpaceX's private Fram2 mission. The ...

When scientists first sent microscopic worms into orbit in 2018, they hoped to answer a question that has shaped every discussion about long missions. What really happens to your body when gravity no ...

Fram2, the first human spaceflight to orbit the poles, is scheduled to launch no earlier than 11:20 p.m. EDT on March 31. The SpaceX mission will be crewed by four explorers of the Arctic regions and ...

For 340 days, Scott Kelly circled the Earth aboard the International Space Station, gathering data about himself. He drew blood from his arms. He saved his urine. He played computer games to test his ...

SpaceX has lined up more business for its human spaceflight program with a private launch from Florida that will take its passengers on a polar orbit for the first time. The mission called Fram2 that ...

For 340 days, Scott Kelly circled the Earth aboard the International Space Station, gathering data about himself. Two hundred-and-forty miles below, Scott’s twin brother, Mark, who also served as an ...