BIZARRE: 34 | Mind Blowing Facts

Mouse embryos grown in space for first time: Japan researchers

Japanese scientists successfully grew mouse embryos in space, demonstrating that mammals may be able to thrive in microgravity. Embryos were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2021, thawed and grown for four days. Analysis of the blastocysts that were sent back to Earth showed no significant changes in…

The Hindu · Oct 30, 2023

‘It only makes the news when the toilets stop working’: has the 25-year-old International Space Station been a waste of space?

The ISS is destined to be sent spiralling into the Pacific Ocean in 2031, yet the controversy over the £120bn behemoth continues

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023

Tim Peake to quit retirement to lead UK’s first astronaut mission

British astronaut last flew to International Space Station in 2015 as European Space Agency astronaut

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023

China to double size of space station, touts alternative to NASA-led ISS

China plans to expand its space station to six modules from three in coming years, offering astronauts from other nations an alternative platform for near-Earth missions as the ISS nears the end of its lifespan

The Hindu · Oct 6, 2023

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Just Accidentally Broke The Spaceflight Record

Rubio spent a whopping 371 days onboard the ISS. He traveled a staggering 157 million miles over the course of 5,936 orbits around Earth.

Inverse · Sep 29, 2023

Building in zero gravity: the race to create factories in space

Tech companies see big benefits in making drugs, harvesting stem cells and growing crystals in ‘off-Earth’ conditions

The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2023

Russian Soyuz with 2 cosmonauts, US astronaut docks at Int’l Space Station

The International Space Stations remains a venue for cooperation between the US and Russia amid tension over Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Sep 16, 2023

Top modern wonders of the world, according to Brits

The research was commissioned by National Geographic ahead to launch Building Impossible with Daniel Ashville, a six-part series lauching 14th September at 8pm

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023

What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s legacy; Ukraine captures key village on the southern Zaporizhzhia front; life on the ISS at a time of war

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023

‘A big responsibility’: astronaut from UAE on longest ever Arab space mission

Sultan al-Neyadi has taken images of Middle East and Gulf from ISS while on six-month record-breaking mission

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2023