Following a stint in space as short as a few weeks, astronauts can develop measurable changes in the very shape of their ...

They also found that the brain’s shape deforms in measurable ways, changes that only sometimes revert within six months after ...

Human brains evolved under the steady pull of gravity, yet modern astronauts are spending months at a time in orbit, where ...

Long stays in orbit do more than test endurance and technology. New research suggests that spaceflight physically alters how ...

"Understanding how spaceflight impacts the human brain is crucial as space exploration and tourism expand," a ...

A new study examines how time in space impacts astronauts’ brains, possibly having big implications for the future of space ...

MIT researchers report that astronauts’ brain positions change in microgravity, based on MRI scans from space missions ...