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NBC News • Denise Chow

Study: Long‑duration spaceflight shifts astronaut brains upward and backward, altering sensory and motor regions

New research finds long‑duration spaceflight causes astronauts' brains to shift upward and backward within the skull and to change shape, with sensory and motor regions showing the largest displacement. Authors say these physiological changes have direct implications for NASA's plans for sustained lunar operations and crewed Mars missions.

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2026-01-12T15:51:42.398723-08:00
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Can Philanthropy Fast-Track a Flagship Telescope?

By Universe Today: New Space is a term now commonly used around the rocketry and satellite industries to indicate a new, speed focused model of development that takes its cue from the Silicon Valley mindset of “move fast and (hopefully don’t) break things.” Given that several of the founders of rocketry and satellite companies have a Silicon Valley background, that probably shouldn’t be a surprise, but the mindset has resulted in an exponential growth in the number of satellites in orbit, and also an exponential decrease in the cost of getting them to orbit.

2026-01-13T07:10:35.272046-08:00