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Ask Us Anything: What happens to your body when you die in space?

And should colonists on Mars be allowed to eat each other?
By Dec 25, 2020
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The best space stories of 2020

In the midst of a pandemic, we still sent astronauts back into space, broke off pieces of two asteroids, stared hard at the sun, and so much more.
By Nov 25, 2020
Space

Spaceflight affects the human body in two major, peculiar ways

30 new studies show astronauts experience telomere lengthening and mitochondrial malfunction in space.
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For astronauts in space, play is a way to stay safe

Keeping shuttle residents entertained is a serious business.
By May 26, 2020
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Astronauts explain what it’s like to be ‘shot off the planet’

As NASA and SpaceX prep for a historic launch, two actual rocket scientists reflect on rough Shuttle-era rides into orbit.
By Mar 4, 2020
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By Oct 17, 2019
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Watch the first all-female spacewalk live

NASA will stream the historical event early on Friday morning
By Oct 14, 2019
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Inside NASA’s plan to use Martian dirt to build houses on Mars

If humans want to create a lasting presence on the Red Planet, they’ll have to learn to live off the land.
By Aug 22, 2019
Space

Pence says U.S. rocket companies will put astronauts in space this year. U.S. rocket companies aren’t so sure.

Rocket engineering turns out to be even harder than rocket science.
By Aug 6, 2019
Space

Rodent astronauts suggest trips to Mars will make us anxious, forgetful, and afraid

Our brains might experience similar struggles in space radiation.