Though not thelongest stint in space, it is the longest anyone has spent on board the International Space Station (ISS) and the best opportunity NASA has had to study what happens to the human body after prolonged exposure to weightlessness, cramped quarters and damaging radiation. There’s no...
Humans in space without spacesuits would not last long. (Image credit: Jonathan Knowles via Getty Images) Imagine you're an astronaut exploring the vast expanses of space and — uh oh! — you're accidentally thrown out of your spacecraft's airlock. What would happen to your body if it...
Being marooned in space exposes the astronaut to high radiation and the chances for a really bad sunburn. Their body might actually swell some, but not to the proportions so dramatically shown in "Total Recall." The bends are also possible, just like what happens to a diver who surfaces too...
In space, astronauts face unique stressors that the human body doesn’t encounter on Earth, including microgravity, increased radiation, and demanding workloads. To investigate how spaceflight affects cognitive performance, researchers studied data from 25 professional astronauts. The findings revealed that...
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One thing is absolutely in life, death. No matter what goes on in life, one will eventually take their last breath and die. After a person dies many, religions discuss what happens to the soul, but what about the body? The question becomes what happens to the body after it decomposes?
What happens to all of those people's bodies after they die? 这些人们死去以后身体发生了什么事? And will the planet eventually run out of burial space? 地球最终会没地方让人埋葬吗? When a person's heart stops beating, the body passes through several stages before it begins decomposing. ...
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Ever wonder what happens to spacecraft after they get launched to space? Well, that is where my job as an instrument operations engineer comes in. My job consists of planning, generating, and operating scientific instruments in-flight. I am grateful for having worked on missions at Saturn, t...
So what will happen to your body during one of these longer flights? Is it any different to what happens when you fly long-haul now? 1. You can become dehydrated Dehydration is common on long-haul flights. It can explain why your throat, nose and skin can feel dry on an airplane. T...