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... the astronauts, such as methane, carbon dioxide, and ammonia. High efficiency particulate air filters (HEPA) are also used to remove hair and dead skin produced by the astronauts (yes, we all shed skin continuously). The filters are changed out as required by the flight crew to maintain a clean environment. ---- Answer provided ...

There are geo-magnetic storms caused by disturbances on the Sun. These can be seen on the Earth as increased auroral displays and movement of the aurora to lower latitudes. ---- Answer ...

Well, there are no religious figures among the astronauts or cosmonauts that I'm aware of. It's an individual preference about who you include on your video conferences and some choose to ...

Yes, and they give off lightning discharges just like on Earth, only much bigger. ---- Answer provided by Carolyn Porco, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg ...

... hot, with temperatures measured in thousands of degrees. Even the coolest stars are very hot by human standards. Temperatures range from about 3,600° F to more ...

... , the Apollo seismographs recorded hundreds of small meteor impacts over the course of the year on the Moon's surface. The mechanical energy released by some of these small meteors impacting ... has no atmosphere, there are no natural chemical explosions on the Moon. Nuclear explosions require a very complicated sequence of events to trigger them, events which are also not found naturally on the Moon. ---- Answer ...

... ago wrote a short story called A Fall of Moondust in which a tourist bus on the Moon sinks into a lake of Moon dust and becomes trapped. While a frightening ... as astronauts tried with only partial success to get deeper core samples. Unlike mush spots on Earth these would have no water, but be only dust. ---- Answer provided by Thomas Matula ...

Currently there are no trash compactors on board the ISS and no capability to recycle and reuse trash on board. ---- Answer provided by Russell Romanella & George Veaudry Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted ...

... JB) There probably will not be a dentist on board in case of emergency, and there can be dental problems in space. On the Soyuz 28 flight in 1978, Yuri Romanenko was reported to have ... got the tooth fixed quickly once he got back to Earth. If there is a dental problem, however, there is equipment on board to put in a temporary filling, cover a broken tooth or ... crew get training in dental procedures so that they know how to use the equipment on board. Plus, there is equipment to put in Novocaine or some other anesthesia so this dental work ...

There are limited medical facilities in space. On some occasions there is an astronaut on board who was a doctor before becoming an astronaut. For the foreseeable future there will not be paramedical staff on board and no medical ...

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