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Can humans have babies in space? It may be harder than expected
By Tereza Pultarova published
Sperm struggles to find its way to an egg in microgravity, suggesting mammalian reproduction in space may not be possible.

Chinese astronaut conducts record-tying 6th spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)
By Andrew Jones published
Zhang Lu matched Chen Dong's tally of six spacewalks as he and crewmate Wu Fei completed a seven-hour excursion outside China's space station.

Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why
By Mike Wall published
Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes.

Living in space can change where your brain sits in your skull – new research
By Rachael Seidler, Tianyi (Erik) Wang published
Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight.

Vast raises $500 million to keep developing 'Haven' private space stations
By Mike Wall published
Vast has raised $500 million in new funding, which the California startup will put toward its goal of getting private space stations up and running in Earth orbit.

Is it legal to own, buy, or sell Apollo mission moon rocks and lunar samples?
By Jeff Spry published
NASA has severe penalties for those who dare to deal in astromaterials.

NASA shakes up leadership of human spaceflight program in wake of critical Starliner report
By Mike Wall published
NASA has replaced two bigwigs in its human spaceflight program, just a week after releasing a report criticizing how the agency handled the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner astronaut taxi.

NASA reveals the astronaut who required 1st medical evacuation from the International Space Station
By Josh Dinner published
It wasn't an emergency, but the issue required "immediate attention."

'Some of the cracks had penetrated through': Chinese astronauts reveal new details about spacecraft that 'stranded' them in space last year
By Leonard David published
Crew members of China's Shenzhou-20 mission recently detailed their reactions upon finding cracks in their spacecraft's viewport during the nation's first spaceflight emergency.
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