New research has examined how the human brain reacts to space travel, indicating that astronauts would have to wait about three years after long space missions for their brains to fully recover. The research analyzed the brain scans of 30 astronauts and revealed significant ventricle expansion in those who underwent missions of six months or … Read more
Round and round: NASA’s veteran Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling the moon since it first entered lunar orbit in June 2009. Over the 14 years since its launch, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has produced proven images and data that have transformed our understanding of Earth’s celestial neighbor. While the old craft remains … Read more
a small spacecraft orbiting the moon Round and round: NASA’s veteran Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been circling the moon since it first entered lunar orbit in June 2009. Over the 14 years since its launch, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has produced proven images and data that have transformed our understanding of Earth’s celestial … Read more
