Experts reveal how long it will take NASA astronauts to recover after nine months stranded in space
Weill Cornell Medicine professor Dr. Christopher Mason and former astronaut Jose M. Hernandez shared their expectations for ...
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The many, many reasons space travel is bad for the human body
Even their DNA diverged, as nearly 1,000 of Scott Kelly’s genes and chromosomes worked differently. (On the upside, he aged about 9 milliseconds less that year, thanks to how fast the space ...
OTD In Space – March 1: Scott Kelly Returns From A Year In Space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came back to Earth after spending almost an entire year at the International Space Station, breaking the record for the longest spaceflight by an American. He and his ...
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Long-term space missions may alter astronauts' vision and DNA
A well-known example is astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year in space ... During this mission, his telomeres, the end sections of chromosomes, significantly lengthened, despite the fact ...