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SPACEFLIGHT HEALTH EFFECTS
In 2013, a special medical research facility was started in Cologne, Germany to understand how humans adapt to extreme environments: How :envihab helps prepare astronauts?- 52 astronauts left Earth for months in orbit, and within weeks their gut bacteria changed how they processed food, revealing why spaceflight can trigger constipation and potentially affect brain health
- Key Largo used a sealed underwater habitat 22 feet below the surface to test prolonged human immersion; the result revealed a startling effect as a professor emerged after 100 days with his spine compressed and his height reduced by half an inch
- Meet Anil Menon, NASA astronaut who will spend 8 months aboard space station: All about the Indian-origin doctor who once served in AfghanistanAnil Menon NASA astronaut: Anil Menon, the first NASA astronaut of Malayali heritage, has reached the International Space Station (ISS) on ...15 Jul, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
- In 1962, a French geologist descended into a dark underground cave, but when he emerged more than two months later, he had lost track of time and helped reveal the human body's internal clockMichel Siffre's 1960s cave experiment revealed a hidden internal clock within humans. Isolated from all external time cues, his own sense o...18 Jun, 2026, 02.59 PM IST
- Russian mice, fruit flies set to conquer space, Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite mission to fly them for space researchRussia's Bion-M No. 2 biosatellite mission from Baikonur Cosmodrome will carry 75 mice and 1,500 fruit flies for space medicine research. T...18 Aug, 2025, 12.15 PM IST
- Shubhanshu Shukla studies muscle stem cells, films digestion demo on ISS for Indian studentsIndian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, as part of Axiom Mission 4 on the ISS, is conducting experiments focusing on muscle health, digestion i...01 Jul, 2025, 09.42 AM IST
- Reaching Mars could cost you a kidney, here are the detailsA recent UCL study, featured in Nature Communications, reveals significant kidney health risks for Mars-bound astronauts. Analyzing data fr...11 May, 2025, 01.35 PM IST
- What happened to Sunita Williams’s hair? NASA explainsU.S. astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have returned from a nine-month space mission with significant physiological changes, inc...21 Mar, 2025, 01.09 PM IST
- After nine months in zero gravity—Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore prepare for a gravity-shocking returnNASA astronaut Sunita Williams and her colleague Barry "Butch" Wilmore are finally set to return to Earth after an extended nine-month stay...17 Mar, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
- How does space travel affect astronaut health?Space travel poses significant challenges to human health due to microgravity, radiation exposure, and psychological stress. Microgravity l...20 Feb, 2025, 04.43 PM IST
- Astronauts’ brains suffer damage due to long space missions, reveals studyScientists recommend that individuals who spend an extended duration in a gravitational environment outside of Earth should allow for a sig...12 Jun, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
- US spacecraft named after late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died during a space missionChawla had made history at NASA as the first female astronaut of Indian descent.10 Sep, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
- NASA astronaut to set record for longest spaceflight by a womanNASA and its ISS partners have set a new schedule and new crew assignments that will include the first flight of NASA astronaut Jessica Mei...18 Apr, 2019, 12.38 PM IST
- NASA to explore how 3-year Mars mission could affect humansWashington, Dec 20 (IANS) As a round-trip mission to Mars could last three years, NASA is calling for more research to understand how long-...20 Dec, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
- NASA to launch E. Coli into space to study antibiotic resistanceWashington, Nov 11 (IANS) To study microgravity's effect on bacterial antibiotic resistance, scientists are set to send E. coli, a common b...11 Nov, 2017, 04.07 PM IST
- ISS to be equipped with expandable habitat for first timeDuring its two-year test mission, astronauts will enter the module for a few hours several times a year to retrieve sensor data and assess ...09 Apr, 2016, 12.20 PM IST
- Weightlessness in space causes blood shift in astronautsThe team of researchers found that the shift of blood and fluid from the lower to the upper body caused by weightlessness was much higher t...15 Jan, 2015, 05.06 PM IST
- Worms on International Space Station to help battle astronaut muscle and bone lossTwo JAXA investigations on the ISS aim to help researchers seek clues to physiological problems found in astronauts by studying a roundworm.13 Jan, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
- Space research to help humans fight illnesses on EarthNew research on leukocytes - human defence cells - seeks to understand how these tiny warriors mount their defence, researchers said.08 Dec, 2014, 06.11 PM IST
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