First Diagnostic X-Rays in Space Mark New Era for Astronaut Health
Reported by Universe Today
A team of researchers acquired the first diagnostic X-ray images during a commercial spaceflight, demonstrating that X-ray medicine can be performed in space....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 03:15 +0000
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands
Reported by NASA
Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University New Brunswick, NB, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 This week we had two planning days (Tuesday and Friday), as Monday was Labor Day in Nort...
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:40 +0000
Risks of Decompression Sickness and Venous Thromboembolism during Spaceflight and Patent Foramen Ovale Implications
Reported by NASA
NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most recent data related to extravehicular activity (EVA) prebreathe testing and decompression sickness (DCS) events, venous thromboembolism (VTE) i...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:19 +0000
NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat
Reported by NASA
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can cause the destruction of necessary cell components, which is...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 17:33 +0000
NASA’s Chandra Finds Unusual Objects in Pinwheel Galaxy
Reported by NASA
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers found mysterious objects that give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense levels of ultraviolet radiation. One of the galaxies they studied, M101, is pictured here in this image released on Sept. 9...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:40 +0000
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from New Hampshire Students
Reported by NASA
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students. Students in New Hampshire will hear from NASA astronaut Anil Menon as he answers prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the Inte...
- By: NASA
- On: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:38 +0000