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

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 ...

Human brains evolved under the steady pull of gravity, yet modern astronauts are spending months at a time in orbit, where ...

Experts Believe a View from Space May be Key to Solving Problems Here on Earth Raleigh, North Carolina — May 28, 2008 – More than 20 renowned experts in the fields of space, science, media, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a phenomenon known as the “overview effect,” a changed perspective some people experience after seeing the Earth from space. Retired astronaut Dr. Cady Coleman says that for her, it was a ...

Many of us have probably wondered what it must be like to look out of a window and see the Earth spinning below, but for one former Nasa astronaut, doing just that caused him to experience the ...