Stories by Peter Cummings

Peter Cummings is a forensic pathologist and neuropathologist who explores what happens in the brain at the threshold between life and death. His research focuses on how the human mind and brain adapt—and sometimes transform—when pushed to their absolute limits. He is on Substack and Instagram.

Illustration of an astronaut wearing a spacesuit and jetpack while floating in space with Mars visible in the background

Space ExplorationJune 4, 2025

Are We Ready for Death in Space?

NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet

Peter Cummings