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The image shows a night sky filled with countless stars, with the Milky Way galaxy prominently visible as a bright, dense band of stars stretching diagonally across the space. Silhouettes of trees and a landscape are visible at the bottom of the image, adding depth to the scene.

Learn how the knowledge we gain and technologies we innovate in the exploration of our universe have direct applications to life on Earth.

From The Labs

SPACe: A new open-source platform that supports large imaging data analysis on standard computers

December 12, 2024 image analysis, open source, Research, space

By capturing the full complexity of cellular responses, SPACe opens new doors for drug discovery that go beyond toxicity.

Policywise

Astro Ethics: Grand Ethical Challenges for Safeguarding Human Health in Outer Space

September 8, 2023 Astroethics, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Space Medicine, commercial space mission, space, TRISH

There is a well-established ethical and regulatory infrastructure that governs human research on Earth, but what happens when health research extends beyond Earth? Astronauts and

Policywise

Good Ethics to Good Science in Commercial Spaceflight Human Research

January 6, 2023 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Center for Space Medicine, ethics, Research, space, Spaceflight, the Banbury Center of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Translational Research Institute for Space Health

The world is watching as the commercial spaceflight industry takes shape. More than ever, Spaceflight Participants – the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) approved term for