Month: October 2025
Men experience greater eye changes from spaceflight, while brain differences between sexes are subtle
October 29, 2025A new study into how spaceflight impacts the human brain and eyes revealed notable sex differences in brain fluid shifts, with female astronauts showing a greater reduction in fluid around […]
Fifty Years Ago: The First Images from the Surface of Another Planet
October 21, 2025On October 20, 1975, 134 days after its June 8 launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Soviet space probe Venera 9 approached to within 1600 km of the surface of the […]
UF scientist studies muscle loss in space to benefit astronauts and patients on Earth
October 7, 2025Astronauts traveling to Mars will face many challenges, but one of the most serious is muscle loss during long space missions. A new study led by University of Florida researcher Siobhan […]