Four astronauts spent 3 days in space. Here’s what it did to their bodies and minds.

Space changes you, even during short trips off-planet. Four people who spent three days outside Earth in September 2021 experienced physical and mental changes that included modest declines in cognitive tests, heightened immune systems and genetic changes within their cells, scientists report in a suite of papers published Tuesday in the journal Nature and some. … Read more

How a NASA scientist blew our minds

On a visit to The Colbert Report in 2013, the eponymous host asked NASA scientist Ed Stone if he was ever annoyed that the agency’s astronauts got all the parades and fanfare while researchers toiled behind the scenes. “No,” Stone replied, “we’re having too much fun.” Indeed, Stone served as chief scientist for the space … Read more