Getting the science right on Earth is what will make surgery possible on the Moon. Ilaria Cinelli co-edits a new npj Microgravity Collection on surgical readiness for long-duration spaceflight — open for submissions now.

Getting to the Moon is only half the challenge. Space medicine expert Ilaria Cinelli on why human biology — not technology — is the real frontier of lunar exploration.

Edited by Ilaria Cinelli, this open-access book argues that success on the Moon and Mars depends not on technology alone — but on the humans behind the missions.

Do we still need humans in space? Ilaria Cinelli tackles one of the most pressing questions of the new space age in this SpaceNews opinion piece — arguing that AI and robots, however capable, cannot replace the irreplaceable human spirit of exploratio