A new theoretical study by University of Virginia astrophysicist Jonathan Tan, a research professor with the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Astronomy, proposes a comprehensive

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Using stem cells from mice, researchers from Kyoto University tested the potential damage spaceflight can have on spermatazoa stem cells and the resulting offspring. After six months aboard the ISS,

The 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply services mission for NASA, scheduled to lift off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in late August, is heading to the International Space