China sends synthetic human embryos to space in first test of how life begins off Earth
China has launched a new experiment to see how the earliest stages of human development might unfold in…
Earth’s magnetic poles once took 70,000 years to reverse
Earth’s magnetic field does not simply switch direction like a flipped light switch. It weakens, wanders, and reorganizes…
Chernobyl nuclear fungus may shield astronauts from radiation in space
Life has a strange way of thriving in the most extreme places. A peculiar dark-black fungus at the…
How solar storms could threaten the first astronauts on Mars
Solar storms, driven by the Sun’s activity, pose significant risks to future astronauts on Mars. Unlike Earth, Mars…
5 threats that make a Mars mission fatal for humans, according to NASA
For decades, the idea of sending humans to Mars has captured scientific and public imagination alike. Yet despite…