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  • Is it easier to catch a cold in space? 🤧 #shorts

    Is it easier to catch a cold in space? 🤧 #shorts

    Stress is a common response when the body finds itself in unfamiliar environments, such as space. Prolonged exposure to stress can weaken the body’s defensive mechanisms, making it more susceptible to illness.

    Our astronaut Andreas Mogensen was in space, was part of a study to explore how space travel affects the human immune system.

    Before, during and after his Huginn mission, Andreas collected both blood and saliva samples to reveal how the body’s defences adjust to space.

    This research is crucial for developing strategies to manage the health challenges faced by astronauts on long missions.

    📹 ESA/NASA – Andreas Mogensen
    📸 CADMOS, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

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  • Instant Freeze Water

    Instant Freeze Water

    Instant freeze water! Try this crazy experiment out during the low temps this week. #science #cold

  • #AskLuca: colds and flu in space

    #AskLuca: colds and flu in space

    ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano spent 201 days in orbit as part of his Beyond mission to the International Space Station. In this clip, he discusses how astronauts manage the risk of colds and flu on the International Space Station.

    This question was asked on social media and is part of a larger interview for the Beyond series of the ESA Explores podcast. The full podcast episode is available via all major podcast platforms including:
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  • Cold Atom Lab Launching on Board Orbital ATK Mission to Space Station

    Cold Atom Lab Launching on Board Orbital ATK Mission to Space Station

    The new Cold Atom Lab (CAL) facility is among the cargo launching to the International Space Station on the Orbital ATK CRS-9 mission. The Cold Atom Lab could help answer some big questions in modern physics. CAL produces clouds of atoms that are ten billion times colder than deep space. The facility uses lasers and magnetic forces to freeze the atoms until they are almost motionless. In the microgravity environment on the space station, it’s possible to observe these ultra-cold atoms for much longer in than what’s possible on the ground. The research done using CAL could potentially lead to a number of improved technologies, including sensors, quantum computers and atomic clocks used in spacecraft navigation. Read more at: https://coldatomlab.jpl.nasa.gov/

  • Winter at the Concordia station in Antarctica

    Winter at the Concordia station in Antarctica

    The long Antarctic winter is turning to spring at the Franco-Italian Concordia research station, which has resisted the brutal forces of nature about 1200 km inland on top of an icy plateau 3000 m above sea level. During winter, the Sun doesn’t rise above the horizon for about three months, and temperatures can drop down to -80°C.

    This video shows the harsh but beautiful landscape around the station on one of the last sunny days in May and then how the darkness engulfed Concordia with its 12-strong winter-over team. Finally the Sun returned on 10 August — a memorable moment for the men and women who keep the station running and conduct the scientific work in those difficult, almost space-like conditions.

    The video was shot by Olivier Delanoe and it includes excerpts from the letters sent by Antonio Litterio to ESA’s Concordia blog.