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 ...

Their study, published on Jan. 12, showed a consistent pattern of the brain shifting backward and upward, and rotating upward ...

With civilian space flight less than two years away, The First Annual Conference on the Overview Effect will bring together an impressive panel of scientists, astronauts and visionary leaders to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...