A 14-year spaceflight will come to a spectacular end on Tuesday. The Van Allen Probe A is expected to enter the Earth’s atmosphere at 7:45 p.m. ET, plus or minus 24 hours, Space.com reported. The ...

The University of Iowa’s new Spaceflight Laboratory inside Van Allen Hall will give students and engineers the tools to design and build real spaceflight instruments for future NASA missions.

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.

As humanity sets its sights on returning to the Moon and venturing to Mars, protecting the travelers who make the journey is a big challenge. A new guide to the emerging field of “astroimmunology” ...

In an effort to retain engineering staff from a $170 million project for NASA, the University of Iowa is renovating the ...

With humanity’s sights set on returning to the moon and eventually setting foot on Mars, understanding spaceflight’s impact on human health is crucial. So, a team of researchers has investigated some ...

Laura Stiles, a KU alumna and director for the New Shepard Launch Operations and Training organization with Blue Origin, is the fifth Jayhawk to go to space. A University of Kansas alumna became the ...