Space travel for long periods of time in microgravity causes changes in the human body. For example, bone cell regeneration slows down, leading to weaker and more brittle bones over time. According to ...

Exercise looks a little different en route to the Red Planet, so Professor Marni Boppart got creative. Boppart and her colleagues at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology received ...

With NASA preparing to send humans to Mars in the 2030s, researchers are studying the physical effects of spending long periods in space. Now a new study by scientists at UT Southwestern shows that ...

Astronauts visiting the International Space Station (ISS) usually stay for about six months. The microgravity conditions aboard the ISS mean that muscle will quickly waste away if a strict exercise ...

Exercising on a satellite floating 200 miles above the surface of the planet presents some unique challenges. But working out is so essential to counter the adverse effects of weightlessness on the ...