microgravity effects

Astronauts facing the rigors of space encounter more than just cosmic radiation—microgravity relentlessly undermines their immune defenses. The ESA’s ‘Immune Assay’ on the ISS is at the forefront, meticulously tracking …

Your body isn’t rigid—height fluctuates daily under gravity’s squeeze. Mornings find us tallest after a night’s decompression; evenings shorter. Space amplifies this to extremes, with astronauts gaining inches in orbit. …