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Feb 23 2026SCIENCE

Young Scientist Brings Space Healing Home

Leanne Fan, an 18‑year‑old senior from Westview High School in San Diego, has turned her bedroom into a mini laboratory. She built a low‑cost device that spins samples to mimic the weightlessness astronauts feel in orbit, allowing her to study how living cells respond when gravity is absent. Inst

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Nov 09 2024SCIENCE

Mystery Illness: NASA Keeps Quiet on SpaceX Astronaut's Condition

NASA hasn't yet revealed why one of the SpaceX Crew-8 astronauts was hospitalized after returning from the International Space Station (ISS) last month. The astronauts, including NASA's Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Russia's Alexander Grebenkin, splashed down off Florida's co

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Sep 12 2024SCIENCE

"SpaceX's Polaris Dawn Sets Sail for Space Exploration History"

The article discusses SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission, a five-day private spacewalk that will conduct 36 different experiments from 31 institutions. The mission aims to better understand spaceflight's impacts on the human body, providing crucial insights for further crewed exploration efforts. The art

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