Astronaut
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Pooping in a Spacesuit Is As Complicated As It SoundsNASA needs you to rise to the Space Poop Challenge and help its astronauts go where no astronaut has gone before.
By Ian O'Neill Published
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Astronauts' Back Pain Has Surprising CauseDoctors to astronauts: We've got your back.
By Christopher Wanjek Published
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NASA Is Making 'Star Trek' Tech a RealityWhile engineers are still struggling with seemingly impossible physics for warp drives and transporters, NASA is using some technology in space that would be at home on the starship Enterprise.
By Thomas Howell Published
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Deep-Space Heart Health: Astronauts Face Cardiac ProblemsAstronauts who fly far beyond the Earth are more likely to experience heart problems than those whose missions are closer to home — and the cause may be deep-space radiation, a new study finds.
By Sara G. Miller Published
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What Happens When Women Get Their Periods in SpaceWhat do astronauts do when they get their periods?
By Sara G. Miller Published
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A Garden Grows in Space: First Zinnias Bloom, to Astronaut's DelightZinnias have opened their petals for the first time on the International Space Station, and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly couldn't be prouder.
By Sarah Lewin Published
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Astronaut Spies Menacing Tropical Storm Bill from SpaceTropical Storm Bill lurks menacingly near the coast of Texas in a photo taken from space yesterday (June 15).
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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From Space, Typhoon Maysak's Eye Looks Like a Black Hole (Photo)The astronauts living and working on the International Space Station are eye to eye with a deadly super typhoon as it heads toward the Philippines.
By Megan Gannon Published
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Sleepless in Space: Getting Shut-Eye Is Tough Out ThereAstronauts often suffer from sleep deprivation during space flight and in the months leading up to a mission, a new study finds.
By Rachael Rettner Published
