- Not only did a man survive his exposure to a space-simulating vacuum, but he was completely fine and walked out on his own https://youtu.be/roDtDfreaN4 22 comments space
- China's Chang'e 7 mission, slated to reach the moon's south pole next year, will include a flag that can flutter even in the vacuum of space https://nationalpost.com/news/space/china-plans-to-wave-its-flag-on-the-surface-of-the-moon-literally 100 comments space
- The first shower in space may have been aboard Skylab. Zero-gravity shower, here shown being used by Astronaut Jack Lousma in 1973 with the curtain partially open. Astronauts dried off with a hand vacuum. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/showering_on_skylab_-_gpn-2000-001710.jpg 10 comments space
- What would happen if you were ejected into the vacuum of space? https://www.cnet.com/news/what-happens-to-the-unprotected-human-body-in-space/ 8 comments space
- Does meat decay in the vacuum of outer space? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6odwoy/does_meat_decay_in_the_vacuum_of_outer_space/ 12 comments askscience
- How are astronauts able to get outside of the space station/spaceships without letting the vacuum in? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/6la3r6/how_are_astronauts_able_to_get_outside_of_the/ 9 comments askscience
- Who first predicted that space was a vacuum? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5l6ux9/who_first_predicted_that_space_was_a_vacuum/ 3 comments askscience
- Why does a pressurized spacecraft not explode when it enters the vacuum of space? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5jon9d/why_does_a_pressurized_spacecraft_not_explode/ 17 comments askscience
- When/How was it discovered that "space" was a vacuum? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4rshsc/whenhow_was_it_discovered_that_space_was_a_vacuum/ 6 comments askscience
- Is electrical arcing possible in the vacuum of space and/or zero gravity? If so, how does it behave? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/4hvqy7/is_electrical_arcing_possible_in_the_vacuum_of/ 5 comments askscience
- How would the unprotected human body react to the vacuum of outer space? http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970603.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=feed%3A+hnycombinator+%28hn+-+hnycombinator%29 21 comments space
- Heres what happens when you go into the vacuum of space, unprotected http://www.damninteresting.com/outer-space-exposure/ 5 comments space
- A Man Experienced the Vacuum of Space for 14 seconds http://webodysseum.com/history/a-man-experienced-the-vacuum-of-space-for-14-seconds/ 5 comments space
- What happens to a human being in the vacuum of space? http://www.geoffreylandis.com/vacuum.html 29 comments space
- 'Water bears' are first animal to survive vacuum of space http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14690-water-bears-are-first-animal-to-survive-vacuum-of-space.html?dcmp=ilc-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14690 2 comments science
- I could survive for 1min 23sec in the vacuum of space http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/v/space_vacuum 204 comments science
- The Water Bear can survive the vacuum of space, cold to 1 degree K, heat to 151 C, a decade without water, and ionising radiation! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tardigrada 5 comments reddit.com
- How would the unprotected human body react to the vacuum of outer space? http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970603.html 39 comments science
- If temperature is a measurement of the vibration of molecules, then how does the vacuum of space have a temperature? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/76dnb3/if_temperature_is_a_measurement_of_the_vibration/ 11 comments askscience
- If an astronaut threw boiling water into the vacuum of space would it turn into snow? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/68tdiw/if_an_astronaut_threw_boiling_water_into_the/ 6 comments askscience
- Is it theoretically possible life could have evolved in the vacuum of space - as space dwelling creatures? https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/5mfqeo/is_it_theoretically_possible_life_could_have/ 7 comments space
- If all the mass of the universe was distributed evenly, would space still be a vacuum? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5kaexd/if_all_the_mass_of_the_universe_was_distributed/ 4 comments askscience
- 6 Organisms That Can Survive Travel In The Vacuum Of Space http://morgana249.blogspot.com/2014/08/6-organisms-that-can-survive-travel-in.html 3 comments aliens
- A NASA photographer shines a light on the Space Environment Simulator's Integration Frame inside the thermal vacuum chamber at Goddard Space Flight Center. [pic] http://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/_dsc3440.jpg 57 comments space
- Astronaut Don Pettit cuts up his shirt and turns the space station vacuum cleaner into a didgeridoo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlQPjvTkjok 8 comments space
- Researchers will be able to expose experiments to the weightlessness and vacuum of space by using a new commercial platform outside of International Space Station http://phys.org/news/2012-04-commercial-platform-exposure-space-station.html 4 comments space
- The mysterious dark vacuum of interstellar space is finally being revealed by two intrepid Voyager spacecraft that have become the first human-made objects to leave our Solar System. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200908-the-weird-space-that-lies-outside-our-solar-system 537 comments space
- If the "vacuum of space" is really a very thin distribution of gasses and dust, are areas near stars and other gravity wells notably thinner? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5k8zyn/if_the_vacuum_of_space_is_really_a_very_thin/ 30 comments askscience
- Neutron Star Formation Could Awaken the Vacuum: A theory predicts that under some circumstances, the energy of the empty space around a neutron star could exceed the energy of the star's mass http://focus.aps.org/story/v26/st14 4 comments science
- Some bacteria can survive the intense radiation and vacuum of space unprotected for several years. A controversial new theory for how life started on Earth https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-exposed-bacteria-can-survive-space-years-180975660/ 23 comments science
- James Webb Space Telescope emerges successfully from final thermal vacuum test https://phys.org/news/2019-05-james-webb-space-telescope-emerges.html 130 comments space
- Former UK military chiefs condemn Trump’s 'awful' Syria decision – and its ramifications; Security vacuum left by departing US troops – which also means UK has to leave – opens up space for Isis to regroup, generals warn, and will be boost to Russia and Iran https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/syria-trump-turkey-uk-military-chiefs-russia-isis-threat-middle-east-a9157366.html 6 comments politics
- NASA: We're testing a high-power solar electric propulsion thruster, which has three times greater power than existing systems, in a vacuum chamber that simulates the environment in space. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/electric-propulsion-will-thrust-exploration-into-deep-space 45 comments space
- A Stanford team has designed an entirely new form of cooling panel that works even when the sun is shining. Such a panel could vastly improve the daylight cooling of buildings, cars and other structures by radiating sunlight back into the chilly vacuum of space http://news.stanford.edu/news/2013/april/fan-solar-cooling-041513.html 331 comments science
- Put a fly larva in a vacuum, and it will collapse into a lifeless husk. Researchers found a way to protect them: Bombard them with electrons, forming a "nano-suit" around their bodies. This could help scientists take hi-res photos of tiny organisms or lead to new space travel technology for humans. http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2013/04/nano-suit-protects-bugs-from-spa.html 58 comments science
- Scientists develop a hi-tech sleeping bag that could stop astronauts' eyeballs from squashing in space. The bags successfully created a vacuum to suck body fluids from the head towards the feet (More than 6 months in space can cause astronauts' eyeballs to flatten, leading to bad eyesight) https://www.businessinsider.com/astronauts-sleeping-bag-stop-eyeballs-squashing-space-scientists-2021-12 999 comments science
- Space Launch Start-Up Just Used A Giant Centrifuge To Fling A Projectile Into The Upper Atmosphere. The SpinLaunch concept is based around a vacuum-sealed centrifuge that spins an unpowered projectile at several times the speed of sound before releasing it. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43079/space-launch-start-up-just-used-a-giant-centrifuge-to-hurl-a-projectile-into-the-upper-atmosphere 22 comments energy
- Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, is one step closer to its planned launch in 2021. This comes after successfully testing its ability to withstand the extreme temperature swings and the vacuum of space. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/06/hubbles-successor-james-webb-inches-closer-to-launch 19 comments worldnews
- Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, is one step closer to its planned launch in 2021. This comes after successfully testing its ability to withstand the extreme temperature swings and the vacuum of space. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2019/06/hubbles-successor-james-webb-inches-closer-to-launch 44 comments space
- Making Stuff in Space: Off-Earth Manufacturing Is Just Getting Started - In space, microgravity lets materials grow without encountering walls, and it allows them to mix evenly and hold together without traditional supports. And a nearby ultrahigh vacuum helps things form without impurities. https://www.space.com/40552-space-based-manufacturing-just-getting-started.html 4 comments space
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