Vision Changes on Space Station - NASA
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When astronauts began spending six months and more aboard the International Space Station, they started to notice changes in their vision. For example, many

NASA scientists are intensifying their investigation into a vision disorder that affects 70% of astronauts on long-duration space missions, as new research reveals the condition poses mounting risks for future Mars exploration 1 2. Space- Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS) causes crew members to experience blurred reading vision, swollen optic discs, and flattened eyeballs that can persist for years after returning to Earth

  • kalkulat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I doubt it … but that’s a really good question … to answer it you’d need to look at at least a century and a half of science fiction. I don’t think Jules Verne thought of it (haven’t read all his stuff), but it might have been Aristotle for all I know.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      3 days ago

      Yeah seems like something Clarke, Heinlein or Asimov could’ve come up with. But also seems like an idea that could go back to Newton’s time.