Warp drives have long lived in the realm of science fiction, but the underlying physics that inspired them is very real and surprisingly precise. As researchers probe the edges of general relativity ...

While the concept of time travel has long captured public imagination, modern physics actually approaches time in a much more ...

NASA aims to send astronauts to Mars by the 2030s. But with current technology, the journey will be years long. That's why NASA invested in a new type of rocket that could shorten the trip to just 2 ...

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Faster-than-light travel is impossible according to our current understanding of physics. Wormholes are theoretically possible but require unstable, exotic matter to stabilize. Generation ships are a ...

Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and rested. But when stress hits, like infection or injury, they spring into ...

Traveling to space is brutal on the body. Spaceflight can cause astronauts’ bones to lose density, their brain and eye nerves to swell, and their genes to change expression. Research suggests spending ...

Scientists investigate psychological responses to long-term experiences of lack of natural light, spatial confinement, ambient noise, living and working with the same small group of people, and mental ...