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Crying to burping: 10 things you cannot do normally in space

July 02, 2025 10:09 pm

Life in space looks glamorous, but even the simplest everyday actions become impossible. Here’s what astronauts have to unlearn the moment they leave Earth.

10 strangest objects floating in space

June 30, 2025 9:12 pm

Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, abandoned or forgotten during ambitious missions.

Titan submersible brings extreme tourism into spotlight; here's what it means

June 30, 2023 4:06 pm

As the name suggests, the travel industry has formed a niche to cater to the demands of those who want to indluge in off-beat -- and expensive -- expeditions

Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain

June 10, 2023 9:36 am

The absence of Earth's gravity modifies the brain.

Explained: A taxi to space and back, first test passed

November 06, 2019 6:18 pm

Boeing is developing the CST-100 Starliner jointly with NASA's Commercial Crew Programme (CCP). It is one of two companies that CCP has agreements with to develop new private spaceships.

Spending long time in space alters connectivity of brain, study says

August 28, 2019 1:57 pm

The researchers at Laboratory for Cognitive Research had used the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to observe the brains of 11 astronauts both before as well as after they took a space flight and then compared them to those who did not visit space.

World UFO Day 2019: Here are 16 books on aliens that your kids will love

July 02, 2019 2:30 pm

From flying aliens who love underpants to saving a planet from a penguin invasion and more, these books are great for kids who love reading about outer space and wondering whether there is somebody like us out there.

Fact Check: Can space travel cause harm to an astronaut’s joints?

May 23, 2019 5:51 am

The research team analysed the molecular changes in the cartilage of mice that spent 30 days in animal research enclosures aboard an unmanned Russian Bion-M1 spacecraft in 2013.

Space travel may harm astronauts' joints, says new study

May 22, 2019 3:58 pm

The study adds to a growing body of research about the health effects of spaceflight on the musculoskeletal system, according to the researchers from Henry Ford Hospital in the US.

Space travel can alter the brain: Study

October 29, 2018 5:42 pm

The study was carried out on ten cosmonauts, each of whom had spent an average of 189 days on board the International Space Station (ISS).

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