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 ...

A short film released by Planetary Collective called "OVERVIEW" has some fantastic interviews with astronauts who described their experience seeing Earth from space. It's something that can't be ...

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore might have a few symptoms after their ninth-month stay in space, including muscle waste or a mental condition called the "overview effect" Despite their ...

An astronaut who has just returned from space shared the profound effect looking back at the Earth had on him. The Shenzhou 19 mission set off last year to the Tiangong Space Station (yes, there are ...

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 ...