There are a handful of ways to experience weightlessness. You can jump out of a plane, go on a zero-g “vomit comet” ride — or, of course, launch into space. Now there might be a much easier ...

Oct. 11 (UPI) --Twelve people with disabilities plan to experience more than seven minutes of weightlessness on a zero-gravity airplane flight from California next week as part of a mission to advance ...

The living and working conditions of Astronauts in space are extremely calculated and require deliberate attention. The astronauts must prepare to deal with motion sickness, claustrophobia, medical ...

Following 60 days of ‘bedrest’ simulating the effects of weightlessness on the body, the first volunteers in the WISE (Women International Space Simulation for Exploration) study have been getting ...

It's long been known that exposure to radiation damages DNA, but a new study has found an additional risk for astronauts: DNA replication is more prone to errors in microgravity. Scientists tested ...

As humans begin to colonize space, it's inevitable that some will suffer a cardiac arrest. Space CPR conducted in weightlessness will be crucial to save their lives -- and researchers say they've now ...

Program to inspire kids to pursue math and science and support science, technology, engineering, math education takes off from Newport News Williamsburg airport as part of eight-city U.S. tour ...

BORDEAUX, France (Reuters Life!) - Europe plans to enter the fledgling space tourism market by offering a chance to experience weightlessness to help pay for scientific research. With Europe's space ...