What Happens to an Astronaut's Body in Space. Here's Bob McDonald's conversation with Dr. Williams about the book. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity ...

After nine gruelling months in space, NASA's stranded astronauts have finally returned to Earth. However, experts warn that Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams' unplanned stay on the International ...

Radiation exposure from six months in space equates to 10 times the annual exposure on Earth. Bones: Skeletal deformation and bone loss are likely with 1 percent of bone mass lost every month.

Their trip to the International Space Station in June 2024 was only supposed to last eight days, but technical problems meant their Boeing Starliner spacecraft had to return to Earth without them ...

Entering space changes the human body – and initially that feels awesome. "It feels like a holiday," astronaut Tim Peake, who went to the ISS in 2015, says. "Your heart is having an easy time.

Scientists are learning what short and long-duration space missions do to human bodies. Some changes are common like a puffier face, bone loss, and less sleep. Here are nine ways the harsh conditions ...

Dr John Jaquish, a biomedical engineer, told the Daily Mail: “The human body needs the Earth's gravitational pull, and in an absence of that, a lot of things are not functioning correctly.” A 30 to 50 ...

Why space wrecks the human bodyIn this week’s episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maarouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what ...

After spending 340 days in space — breaking an American record by 125 days — the NASA astronaut returned home from the International Space Station, touching down yesterday in Kazakhstan.

Share or comment on this article: The shocking things 286 days in space does to a human body: As rescued NASA astronauts stun the world with their frail and gaunt appearance, how their bodies have ...