Three months ago Bill Anders passed at the age of 91 years. In December 1968 it was Anders together with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell who were the first to leave the Earth’s orbit and travel to the ...

Space tourism, while offering a unique perspective, significantly harms the environment. The "Overview Effect," a feeling of connection to Earth, can also be achieved without space travel.

When astronauts travel to space, they experience more than just weightlessness and stunning views. Shubhanshu Shukla, now orbiting Earth as part of the Axiom 4 mission, has described two powerful ...

When astronauts look back at Earth from space, they often describe an experience so profound that it permanently alters how they perceive life. Known as the "overview effect," this shift in ...

Sen aims to use the story-telling power of video to inspire, empowering everyone to witness planetary change and humanity's exploration of space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

No one can say with scientific confidence why we exist or what happens when we die. In fact, scientists have a tenuous grasp on what it even means to be conscious. But our purely human urge to ask the ...

In 1986, Frank White heard the late Tom Wolfe say, "The country has never had a philosophy of space exploration." This began a continuing quest to develop a deep understanding of why (and how) humans ...

This presentation was recorded on November 7, 2013 in the "Moving Beyond Earth" exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Human spaceflight has changed our world, but can a ...