Aside from exposure to elevated radiation levels, Martian gravity is about 38 percent of Earth's. This has the potential to ...

A deep pocket of hot, low-density material hiding in the Martian mantle may be responsible for gradually speeding up the ...

Mice flown aboard the International Space Station and exposed to Mars-like gravity for roughly a month showed only partial ...

That’s exactly what a study published today in Science Advances sought to do. The researchers exposed mice aboard the ISS to ...

A new study reveals a hidden risk for Mars missions: astronauts could lose strength even if muscle size stays the same.

Mars is half the size of Earth, with one-tenth of our planet’s mass, and at the nearest point in its orbit is over 33 million miles away. Yet new research highlights the extraordinary influence the ...

It's well known that spaceflight causes muscle atrophy and other biological changes in reduced gravity, and especially in ...

Another hurdle has emerged that must be overcome for long-term space habitation and the colonization of Mars. On the 26th ...