How Traveling to Deep Space In Cryogenic Sleep Could Actually Work
Our bodies aren’t meant for space. We require too much maintenance to speed through the stars. We need a steady supply of things absent from space — namely water, food and oxygen. We crave warmth but won’t find it in deep space, where the average temperature is -455 degrees Fahrenheit. Even if we could survive…
Space & Spaceflight
Adam Bulger
Taking Plants Off Planet – How Do They Grow in Zero Gravity?
Gravity is a constant for all organisms on Earth. It acts on every aspect of our physiology, behavior and development – no matter what you are, you evolved in an environment where gravity roots us firmly to the ground. But what happens if you’re removed from that familiar environment and placed into a situation outside…
Space & Spaceflight
Anna-Lisa Paul and Robert Ferl, The Conversation