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We’re going to learn a lot more about how the human body reacts to space | TechCrunch

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We could be entering a renaissance in human spaceflight research, as record numbers of private citizens go into space—and as scientists improve the techniques for collecting data on these intrepid test subjects. A sign that the renaissance is imminent emerged earlier this week, when the journal Nature published a series of articles detailing the physical … Read more

Space travel makes you dumber

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Travel to space should be an eye-opening experienceone that gives you a new perspective humanity and its place in the cosmos. But while you might think an experience like this would make someone infinitely wiser, here’s a new report discovered that space travel could do that make you a little dumber. 2024 BMW X5 50e … Read more

SpaceX’s Inspiration4 astronauts got genetically younger in space: study

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two people in black shirts float inside a cramped spacecraft capsule; one holds a small handheld device up to her eye

Research shows that the four crew members of Inspiration4, the first ever fully civilian space mission, have become genetically younger during their time in space. But the effects didn’t last long. Scientists are now trying to unravel how the space environment affects human DNA. The Inspiration4 crew members had a packed schedule during their three-day … Read more