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09/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Australian beer company working on building a special bottle that will allow astronauts to drink their beverage in microgravity

The same Australian partnership that came up with space beer are now working on an appropriate space bottle. In a Space.com article, the new design will allow astronauts to enjoy beer and other beverages in microgravity. 4 Pines Brewing and Saber Astronautics Australia have previously collaborated to make “Vostok Space Beer.” This stout beer is […]

09/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Interstellar space is filled with “toxic grease” that would make future space travel very difficult, say researchers

Manned spacecraft better pack windshield wipers when they venture out of the solar system and into interstellar space. An article in The Daily Mail Online reported that the void between the stars are filled with greasy carbon dust that is toxic to life despite being made of the same element as organic life. This dust […]

02/22/2018 / By David Williams

Russian space tourism program to kick off next year: Travelers will get a spacewalk on their 10-day trip (for $100 million)

Ever planned of going to space and staying there for a short vacation? You soon can, through various commercial space flight options, the latest of which will be from none other than space exploration pioneers Russia — there are plans for a new Russian space tourism program to kick off sometime next year, according to […]

02/19/2018 / By David Williams

Space fever compromises performance: Zero gravity increases astronauts’ body temperature, taking a toll on mental and physical health

If you find it difficult to do your job at your cozy little workspace, with all of the conveniences that your management affords you whenever you have the slightest of fevers: imagine how hard astronauts who are working out in space have it. It has been known for quite some time that astronauts go through […]

02/03/2018 / By Russel Davis

Hey, this space lasagna tastes like crap! Astronauts to eat their own microbe-recycled human waste in latest science “breakthrough”

Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University recently reported that they were able to harness microbes and convert them into potential food sources, which in turn may help space travels a lot less grueling for astronauts. The research team noted that bringing enough food and water from Earth to outer space takes up large volumes of space […]

01/31/2018 / By David Williams

Earth’s latest satellite comes in the form of giant disco ball called “Humanity Star” designed to create a “shared experience” for everyone

The next unidentified flying object you see in the night sky might surprise you if you try to look close enough. U.S. spaceflight startup Rocket Lab has successfully managed to add yet another satellite to Earth after it launched a rocket of its own into orbit. According to the information coming from the company itself, […]

01/23/2018 / By David Williams

ISS experiment determines that spaceships can rely on blinking dead stars to navigate outer space

At this point, getting lost here on Earth isn’t that big of a deal anymore. There are plenty of navigation and mapping systems in place that you — or anyone that might be looking for you — could use. And the best part is that the results from these systems can be gathered in a […]

12/28/2017 / By Tracey Watson

They said to wear the glasses: Woman who stared at the eclipse now has a crescent-shaped burn on her retina, permanently blocking her vision

On August 21 of this year, people across the United States and in several other parts of the world were excited about seeing a total or partial eclipse of the sun, depending on their location. A solar eclipse takes place when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, blocking all or part of […]

09/16/2017 / By Russel Davis

Shapeshifting bacteria? Scientists discover how E. coli in space becomes antibiotic resistant

Bacterial cells such as E.coli were found to mutate or shapeshift in space to resist common antibiotics that successfully kill them on Earth, a study in the Frontiers in Microbiology revealed. The scientific community has long established that bacteria show different activities in space than when they are on Earth. Likewise, researchers have known that it takes […]

09/04/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Goldfish manufacture alcohol in their own cells to lower their biological freezing temperature in frigid waters

Goldfish fill their bodies with alcohol to survive for days (even months) in oxygen-free frozen water. Evolutionary physiologists say that they have now discovered the mechanism in which the fish — and their wild relatives, the crucian carp — are able to live in an environment where most vertebrate animals would die within minutes. Typically, […]

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