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Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Set To Return: How Human Body Is Impacted In Microgravity
As India prepares to receive its first astronaut, who is returning from the International Space Station, the spotlight turns to the health of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a decorated officer of the Indian Air Force.
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Balance, Vision Issues: What Happens To Human Body After 9 Months In Space
Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment -- these are just a few of the challenges space travelers face on long-duration missions, even before considering the psychological toll of isolation.
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Life on Mars? Studies Suggest Bacteria-Like Organisms Could Exist
New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth. Studies on bacteria like Helicobacter pylori suggest that if life exists on Mars, it might resemble resilient microbes found in human stomachs. Scientists cont...
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If Someone Dies In Space, What Happens To The Body? NASA Protocol Says...
There's no question that sending human beings to space is an extraordinarily difficult and perilous proposition.
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Space Travel Messes With the Human Brain, Reveals New NASA-Funded Study
Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe — head, of course, being a primary concern. A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who traveled on the International Space S...
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Rocket Debris From Space Launches Have 10 Percent Chance of Injuring Humans by Next Decade, Claims Study
Rocket parts that are often left in orbit during space launches may have a six to 10 percent chance to injure or kill humans in the next decade, claims a study conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada. If the leftover rocket parts have a low enough orbit, they can re-enter the atmosphere in an uncontrolled way.
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Astronaut Study Reveals Effects Of Space Travel On Human Bones
A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it.
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NASA Launches DART Mission Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Kick an Asteroid Off Course
NASA is preparing a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid — a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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Bodies Pile Up In Government Hospital In Chhattisgarh's Covid Horror
Piled on gurneys, lying on the floor and even outside in the sun by the dumpsters - skin-crawling scenes of bodies at Raipur's biggest government hospital highlight the huge human cost of the second wave of COVID-19 in India.
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NASA's Celebrated "Twins Study" Shows What Spaceflight Does To Human Body
Astronaut Scott Kelly made himself a guinea pig for all the people who dream of human journeys to Mars and other destinations in space. In 2015, Kelly rode a rocket into space and spent nearly a year on the International Space Station in low Earth orbit, while his identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, stayed on Earth's surface for NASA's celebrated "...
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Scientists Just Discovered A New Human Organ. It Might Be The Biggest One
An organ has been identified by scientists which might be the "biggest organ" in the human body. Interstitium was earlier thought to be widespread, fluid-filled spaces within and between tissues all over the body. A study published by Nature is the first to identify these compartments collectively as a new organ.
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Astronauts' Year-Long Mission Will Test Limits
Two men are about to spend a year at the orbiting International Space Station, in an experiment that will test the limits of the human body and mind.
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Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla Set To Return: How Human Body Is Impacted In Microgravity
As India prepares to receive its first astronaut, who is returning from the International Space Station, the spotlight turns to the health of Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, a decorated officer of the Indian Air Force.
-
Balance, Vision Issues: What Happens To Human Body After 9 Months In Space
Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment -- these are just a few of the challenges space travelers face on long-duration missions, even before considering the psychological toll of isolation.
-
Life on Mars? Studies Suggest Bacteria-Like Organisms Could Exist
New findings indicate that Mars' past conditions may have supported microbial life. Research draws parallels with extremophiles—microorganisms that thrive in extreme environments on Earth. Studies on bacteria like Helicobacter pylori suggest that if life exists on Mars, it might resemble resilient microbes found in human stomachs. Scientists cont...
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If Someone Dies In Space, What Happens To The Body? NASA Protocol Says...
There's no question that sending human beings to space is an extraordinarily difficult and perilous proposition.
-
Space Travel Messes With the Human Brain, Reveals New NASA-Funded Study
Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe — head, of course, being a primary concern. A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of the issue. Researchers said on Thursday that astronauts who traveled on the International Space S...
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Rocket Debris From Space Launches Have 10 Percent Chance of Injuring Humans by Next Decade, Claims Study
Rocket parts that are often left in orbit during space launches may have a six to 10 percent chance to injure or kill humans in the next decade, claims a study conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada. If the leftover rocket parts have a low enough orbit, they can re-enter the atmosphere in an uncontrolled way.
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Astronaut Study Reveals Effects Of Space Travel On Human Bones
A study of bone loss in 17 astronauts who flew aboard the International Space Station is providing a fuller understanding of the effects of space travel on the human body and steps that can mitigate it.
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NASA Launches DART Mission Aboard SpaceX Rocket to Kick an Asteroid Off Course
NASA is preparing a mission to deliberately smash a spacecraft into an asteroid — a test run should humanity ever need to stop a giant space rock from wiping out life on Earth.
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Bodies Pile Up In Government Hospital In Chhattisgarh's Covid Horror
Piled on gurneys, lying on the floor and even outside in the sun by the dumpsters - skin-crawling scenes of bodies at Raipur's biggest government hospital highlight the huge human cost of the second wave of COVID-19 in India.
-
NASA's Celebrated "Twins Study" Shows What Spaceflight Does To Human Body
Astronaut Scott Kelly made himself a guinea pig for all the people who dream of human journeys to Mars and other destinations in space. In 2015, Kelly rode a rocket into space and spent nearly a year on the International Space Station in low Earth orbit, while his identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, stayed on Earth's surface for NASA's celebrated "...
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Scientists Just Discovered A New Human Organ. It Might Be The Biggest One
An organ has been identified by scientists which might be the "biggest organ" in the human body. Interstitium was earlier thought to be widespread, fluid-filled spaces within and between tissues all over the body. A study published by Nature is the first to identify these compartments collectively as a new organ.
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Astronauts' Year-Long Mission Will Test Limits
Two men are about to spend a year at the orbiting International Space Station, in an experiment that will test the limits of the human body and mind.
