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Astronauts age slower and grow taller in space.
by deadalus 3y ago
Astronauts age slower and grow taller in space.
- thejackgoode 3y agolike hobbits drinking ent water
- toomuchtodo 3y agoThe health issues they experience are substantial as duration increases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9818606/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9818606/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230927-what-a-long-term-mission-in-space-does-to-the-human-body https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230927-what-a-long-term...
- rightbyte 3y agoDue you mean in the Einstein "twin paradox" sense or are they actually aging significantly slower?
- exitb 3y agoAccording to Wikipedia astronauts that spent about 800 days in space have aged about 20 milliseconds less. But I'm not sure if that's the correct phrasing and usage of word "age".
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- bagful 3y agoWhat about, "has experienced ..." or "passed through 20 ms fewer"?
- spywaregorilla 3y agoIf you would consider someone who time traveled ten years into the future with magic to not be ten years older, then aged is correct.