[ad_1] Do you dream of leaving the planet? NASA is looking for its next group of astronauts and you have until April 2 to make your own proposal. “Typically, it’s a very popular application,” said April Jordan, NASA’s director of astronaut selection. The chances of you being chosen are slim. The last time NASA launched … Read more
[ad_1] Russia aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station moments before their scheduled liftoff Thursday, but the crew was safe, officials said. The Russian Soyuz rocket was to carry NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus from the Russian-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. The … Read more
[ad_1] The return trip was delayed several days due to bad weather. Washington, United States: An all-European quartet of astronauts, including the first from Turkey, landed off the coast of Florida on Friday morning, completing Axiom Space’s third private mission to the International Space Station. The Axiom Mission 3 (Ax-3) was the company’s first launch … Read more
[ad_1] Subscribe to CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. cnn — A region of the Moon that is at the center of a new international space race because it may contain water ice could be less hospitable than previously thought, new research has found. … Read more
[ad_1] Lettuce grown on the International Space Station is popular with astronauts, but researchers believe it is unhealthy Astronauts add water and nutrients to plants in Veggie hardware aboard the International Space Station. – NASA Space lettuce has been popular on the International Space Station (ISS), with astronauts enjoying leafy greens in a … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers at the University of Delaware are studying how plants grown in space are more prone to Salmonella infections compared to plants not grown in space or grown under gravity simulations. Credit: Evan Krape/University of Delaware A research team discovers that lettuce and other plants are more susceptible to bacterial infections in space than … Read more