The Milky Way appears beyond Earth’s horizon in this celestial photograph captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit using a camera with low light and long duration settings pointed out a […]
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Orbital Biotechnology Research
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Commander Takuya Onishi processes cassettes containing biological fluid samples for installation inside the Advanced Space Experiment Processor-4, a research facility that […]
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Offworld Microbiology Sample Processing
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain works in the Kibo laboratory module’s Life Sciences Glovebox processing bacteria samples before viewing them inside a 3D imaging microscope called […]
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The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile – Making It “Dirtier” Could Improve Astronaut Health
Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study publishing February 27 in the Cell Press journal Cell suggests that these […]
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Tricorder Update: Genes in Space Student-designed Experiment Conducted By Astronauts
On Saturday, September 28th, an experiment designed by Genes in Space 2023 contest winner (18) of Hillsborough, California, launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA’s Crew-9 mission. The […]
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Astronaut Don Pettit At Work Doing Offworld Science
NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit is pictured setting up one of his “Science of Opportunity” experiments aboard the International Space Station.
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The Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) and International Astronaut Biobank
Spaceflight induces molecular, cellular and physiological shifts in astronauts and poses myriad biomedical challenges to the human body, which are becoming increasingly relevant as more humans venture into space.
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Away Team Droid Tech: Enabling In-Situ Resources Utilisation by Leveraging Collaborative Robotics And Astronaut-Robot Interaction
Space exploration and establishing human presence on other planets demand advanced technology and effective collaboration between robots and astronauts. Efficient space resource utilization is also vital for extraterrestrial settlements.
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ESA Astronaut Away Team Practice With The Artemis HULC camera
NASA astronaut candidate Jessica Wittner testing the NASA Artemis HULC camera during a session of the ESA PANGAEA planetary geological field training in Corona lava tube, Lanzarote, Spain.
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The Space Omics and Medical Atlas (SOMA) and International Astronaut Biobank
Spaceflight induces molecular, cellular, and physiological shifts in astronauts and poses myriad biomedical challenges to the human body, which are becoming increasingly relevant as more humans venture into space. Yet, […]