Scientists were worried about the effects of prolonged weightlessness on the human body. Some experts questioned whether humans could survive extended periods without gravity. To address these ...

As a life-long consumer of newspapers, I have read many odd headlines. “Three Mice Make Radiation Ride in Model Man-in-Space ...

This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, carrying 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies. Laika's cramped, stressful conditions and ...

Albert II, a rhesus monkey, became the first mammal to reach space on June 14, 1949, aboard a V-2 rocket, achieving an altitude of approximately 83 miles. The mission successfully recorded Albert II's ...

In February 1966, the Soviet space program launched the dogs Veterok and Ugolyok to beyond the protective Van Allen Belts, which they did to study the prolonged effects of space travel and the ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

On Sept. 15, 1968, the Soviet Union launched the Zond 5 spacecraft on a mission to loop around the moon and return to Earth. There were no cosmonauts aboard Zond 5, but there were several smaller ...

Anna Marie Brennan was awarded the Borrin Foundation's Women Leaders in Law Fellowship in 2024. University of Waikato provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. University of Waikato ...