Space Travels Hidden Impact: Long missions trigger significant changes in astronauts’ brains

MRI brain image

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

Sols 3876-3879: Bumpy Road Ahead NASA Mars Exploration

This image was taken by the Right Navigation Camera aboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3874.

This image was taken by the Right Navigation Camera aboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3874 (June 30, 2023). Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image › Earth planning date: Friday June 30, 2023 Our last evaluation period on sols 3872 and 3873 was a “touch and go” plan: some contact science and other observations, followed … Read more