(Natural News) Manned spacecraft better pack windshield wipers when they venture out of the solar system and into interstellar space. An article in The Daily Mail Online reported that the void between the stars are filled with greasy carbon dust that is toxic to life despite being made of the same element as organic life. […]

(Natural News) The prototype of the ExoMars Rover is being prepared for vibration and temperature tests in France. The upcoming “shake and bake” test is a big step for the European Space Agency’s mission to seek out any form of life on Mars, an article on Reuters states. The Structural Thermal Model was recently completed in Stevenage, […]

(Natural News) The universe’s brightest signals are extraterrestrial in origin, Australian scientists have confirmed. Their report, published in Monthly Notices at the Royal Astronomical Society, was able to detect three specific radio emissions which definitely came from space. Fast radio bursts (FRBs) were first recorded a decade ago. These are pulses of light that are […]

(Natural News) Ever since humanity’s first foray into space, our astronauts have had to contend with deep-space radiation. Scientists have done what they can to protect space voyagers and technology from exposure to cosmic rays. But, as new research has shown, that may not be enough: The radiation environment of space may be higher than […]

(Natural News) As the search for alien life and potentially habitable planets outside of the solar system continues, some experts now believe that they have found the perfect candidate: a densely packed family of planets that is part of what is called the TRAPPIST-1 system. Located some 40 light years away from Earth, the system could […]

(Natural News) In case you were wondering how far along current efforts are in bringing humans back to regions of space that are farther than low-Earth orbit, you’re in luck, as Lockheed Martin has recently issued a new update. It concerns the firm’s work in one of the major components of a spacecraft that will […]

(Natural News) Microgravity is an interesting phenomenon that affects astronauts in space in many interesting ways. Although space travel has been known to have certain effects on the bodies of astronauts, such as making bones and muscles atrophy after a certain time frame, a new study shows that there are effects on the human brain […]

(Natural News) Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University recently reported that they were able to harness microbes and convert them into potential food sources, which in turn may help space travels a lot less grueling for astronauts. The research team noted that bringing enough food and water from Earth to outer space takes up large volumes […]

(Natural News) If humans are ever going to achieve interplanetary space travel, you can bet that somehow, the U.S. National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) will be involved. Its latest plans involve first sending an unmanned spacecraft to one of the nearest star systems, and then figuring out how or where to proceed from there. This […]

(Natural News) For decades scores of people from around the world have sworn that they have seen alien spacecraft from outer space. No small amount of those sightings have occurred in the United States. Yet each time the “official” word from our government has been that “alien beings” don’t exist because we’re all alone: No […]