Dubbing these “closed timelike geodesics” (CTGs), Ralph and Sajeendran explain in the paper: “Such a CTG would be ideal for ...

Rockets aren’t the only way to reach space and scientists are already dreaming up alternatives. From space elevators to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Imaginative minds have long pondered the possibility of time travel, but is it all just wishful thinking or is there any scientific evidence that mankind could travel into the ...

Humans in space suffer exposure to cosmic radiation, muscle and bone loss, and even things like their eyeballs changing shape ...

The sky is not the limit for FIU’s space research. In keeping with Florida’s status as a global leader in the aerospace industry, FIU scientists and students are launching cutting-edge technology for ...

Marty McFly went Back to the Future but what do scientists think about time travel in the real world? Is it possible? And ...

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 ...

Space junk surrounds us. The European Space Agency estimates that there are approximately 130 million pieces of space junk from the over 6,800 successful rocket launches that have occurred since 1957.

Astronauts undergo years of rigorous training to spend time on the International Space Station. Still, their bodies suffer many changes while they are in microgravity. Texas A&M University's Aerospace ...