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Mice sent to the ISS return to Earth hairier

Study finds evidence astronauts sent to explore the Red Planet could develop dementia-like cognitive impairment

For those of you who missed it, but also for those who feel like a recap, here is this week’s best science news

Once captured, the space boulder will be made to orbit the Moon and serve as a playground for astronauts

Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko are the first astronauts ever chosen to spend an entire year in space

The astronauts included in this poster will all be aboard the International Space Station later this year, in September

The astronauts would not land on Venus, instead remain airborne some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the surface

Astronauts Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov arrived at the ISS this past Sunday

The astronauts landed in Kazakhstan this past Sunday, November 9, were carried back to Earth by a Soyuz capsule

The idea is to put astronauts in a deep sleep state not very different to suspended animation, specialists explain

The astronauts landed back on our planet after spending over 5 months aboard the ISS

The mission boils down to testing technologies for space missions of the future

The pits and caves would shield the astronauts from harsh environmental conditions

The machine, dubbed the ISSpresso, will be delivered to astronauts in November

The astronauts in this image are the first class ever to be selected by NASA

Long-term space missions pose significant health risks

Independent panel advises NASA against sending people to Mars