International Space Station, Microbes

The International Space Station May Need More Microbes to Keep Astronauts Healthy
The overly sterile environment of the International Space Station is missing important microbes, a new detailed map shows. If we want to live off Earth, we may need to take more of our bacterial frien
NASA astronaut reveals ‘the coolest thing about the space station’
Don Pettit has been at it again. Not content with dazzling earthlings with incredible photos captured from his current home aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronaut has now taken us behind the camera to show you the coolest lens change you’ve ever seen.
How microbes from Earth can help astronauts adapt to long-term space missions
Astronauts in isolated space habitats could benefit from the intentional fostering of diverse microbes from humanity's evolutionary past, a new study suggests.
Is the ISS Too Clean for Astronauts’ Health? New Study Finds the Space Station Lacks Microbial Diversity
Turns out, being too clean can be a bad thing. Scientists suggest the International Space Station (ISS) is so sterile that it may be making astronauts less healthy—and could even lead to problems like skin rashes,
The ISS Might Be Too Clean For Astronauts’ Health
Some of the health effects astronauts suffer on the International Space Station (ISS) may not be a consequence of weightlessness, as previously thought, but of the ISS being too clean, a new study proposes.
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Ron Garan embarked on dozens of 'space walks' while onboard the International Space Station
It's a phenomenon called 'the overview effect', and former NASA astronaut Ron Garan knows all about it, having spent 178 days in space and has accumulated more than 71 million miles floating in space ...
Watch one of the wackiest ‘science experiments’ ever to take place in space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has taken time away from his cameras to conduct a rather bizarre experiment. In the name of ...
NASA astronaut caught performing bizarre act on ISS in just his underwear
NASA's Don Pettit was challenged by the public to try and float himself into a pair of pants whilst aboard the ISS - and was captured performing the stunt on camera in his boxers ...
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NASA astronaut seen with his pants down on the ISS trying to perform bizarre challenge in space
People have joked that the 'real research has started' on the ISS after astronaut Don Pettit attempted to float into his ...
Why gravity will be Sunita Williams’ biggest challenge after she returns to Earth
Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, after spending more than eight months in space, are expected to return to ...
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Great views. Sleeps six
These six are floating 400km above our heads in the International Space Station. Their daily routine is both recognisably the same and also utterly different from ours. For a start, they don't ...
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'We don't feel stranded': Astronauts 'stuck' in space set the record straight
NASA's Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore launched to the International Space Station (ISS) last June on the first crewed ...