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06/12/2018 / By David Williams

NASA scientists study how astronauts’ blood changes in microgravity

There is a long-standing assumption that astronauts somehow develop some type of “space anemia” that affects them as they venture out into space, mainly due to results from blood tests that are taken after they land back on Earth. However, there hasn’t been any comprehensive data on this phenomenon. And so, a team of researchers […]

06/02/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers develop lithium-ion batteries that keep working even in sub-zero temperatures, showing potential for use in future space missions

Lithium-ion batteries became the global standard for power that they are because of one simple reason: They just work. They’ve been used to power all sorts of things from consumer electronic gadgets to industrial-level devices. Now a team of researchers in China has managed to come up with a method that could completely remove one […]

04/28/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers develop air-powered ion thruster engine that could be used in space missions

Did you know that scientists are looking for ways to improve current propulsion systems for existing satellites and future space missions? Indeed they are, and it seems that the experts working at the European Space Agency (ESA) have just come upon a potential solution. The ESA announced that it successfully tested a new prototype ion […]

02/27/2018 / By David Williams

Astronauts train for Mars mission by living in inflatable greenhouses in the Dhofar desert

How prepared is humanity to go on an actual mission to Mars? Scientists and experts from all over the world may be working hard to find out as much as they can about the red planet from Earth’s comfortable surface – as well as from space – but Mars itself may turn out to be […]

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