Can you cry in space?

Whether or not we admit it, we all cry. However, as astronaut Chris Hadfield notes, in microgravity, "your eyes make tears but they stick as a liquid ball." In other words, astronauts technically can't cry.
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What will happen if we cry in space?

Astronauts can't cry the same in space as they do on Earth.

Your eyes make tears but they stick as a liquid ball. In fact, they sting a bit. So — space tears don't shed." Unless an astronaut wipes that water away, tears in space can form a giant clump that can break free of your eye, as The Atlantic explained.
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Can you fart in space?

Surprisingly, that isn't the biggest problem associated with farting in space. Though you're definitely more likely to worsen a small fire when you fart, it won't always injure or kill you. The worst part about farting in space is the lack of airflow. Let's take a step back and remember how farting on Earth works.
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Can astronauts cry?

' He said that the 'eyes create tears but they stick on as a liquid ball. In fact, they sting a bit. ' So in space, unless an astronaut wipes the water away, tears can form a giant clump that can break free of the eye.
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Why is it hard to cry in space?

But in zero gravity, the tears themselves can't flow downward in the way they do on Earth. The moisture generated has nowhere to go. Tears, Feustel put it, "don't fall off of your eye ... they kind of stay there." NASA spacewalk officer Allison Bollinger, who oversaw Feustel's EVA, confirmed this assessment.
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Can you use WIFI in space?

NASA and international collaborators have harnessed the inherent strengths of Wi-Fi to improve connectivity in space for more than a decade, with more innovation still to come. The first Wi-Fi network in space was installed in January 2008 using Wi-Fi 4, the IEEE 802.11n standard.
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What foods aren't allowed in space?

Here are five foods that NASA Astronauts can't eat in space:
  • Bread. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...
  • Alcohol. United States Embassy, Berlin. ...
  • Salt and Pepper. Getty Images / iStock. ...
  • Soda. Getty Images / iStock. ...
  • Astronaut Ice Cream.
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Do astronauts get scared in space?

Overwhelmingly, the unknown is what astronauts fear most. In space, anything can go wrong at any time. It is impossible to plan for every situation, and no matter how many steps you take to prevent them, failures are bound to occur.
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Can you jump to Earth from space?

As of today, it is not possible to jump from space to earth. In fact, the highest recorded jump was performed from the stratosphere at 135,890ft (25.7 miles, 41.4 km) which is still 196,850ft (37.3 miles, 60 km) lower than space.
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How do astronauts brush teeth in space?

The Brushing Process

With the toothbrush in one hand and the drink pouch in the other, they squeeze a small bead of water from the pouch while simultaneously gliding their toothbrush over it. The toothbrush will instantly suck up the water. Then, the astronaut takes their toothpaste and repeats the same process.
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Can you get pregnant in space?

While sex in space could present some mechanical problems, conceiving a child in the final frontier might be downright dangerous. "There are many risks to conception in low or microgravity, such as ectopic pregnancy," Woodmansee said.
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How cold is it in space?

According to data from the Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, the temperature of space is 2.725K (2.725 degrees above absolute zero).
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Can astronauts hiccups in space?

Yes. In space they're hic-WAYTHEHECK-ups.
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Are tears as salty as the ocean?

Research finds that tears are actually composed of a salt water layer sandwiched between a layer of fat and a layer of mucus, the better to keep the surface of the eye moist.
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Can blood turn into a gas?

If the liquid in your blood stream started boiling, it would turn into gas that would make your skin swell.
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Does a cell phone work in space?

No. Take an ordinary smartphone and put it in outer space and you've got a big problem: Inadequate cooling. The phone is going to destroy itself with its own heat. Normal conduction and convection cooling will not work, all you have is radiation and at those temperatures it's a small part of the cooling.
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What happens if you fall in a black hole?

Of course, no matter what type of black hole you fall into, you're ultimately going to get torn apart by the extreme gravity. No material, especially fleshy human bodies, could survive intact. So once you pass beyond the edge of the event horizon, you're done. There's no getting out.
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Can you swim in space?

In the vacuum of space you can't do this of course. Since there's no mass to push away, nothing to swim in, nothing can make you push forward.
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Can you get lost in space?

A total of 18 people have lost their lives either while in space or in preparation for a space mission, in four separate incidents. Given the risks involved in space flight, this number is surprisingly low. The two worst disasters both involved NASA's space shuttle.
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How does it feel to float in space?

It is difficult to imagine situations where we are not attracted to the Earth. Absence of gravity is known as weightlessness. It is like floating, the feeling you get when a roller coaster suddenly goes down. Astronauts on the International Space Station are in free fall all the time.
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Why do you float away in space?

Astronauts float around in space because there is no gravity in space. Everyone knows that the farther you get from Earth, the less the gravitational force is. Well, astronauts are so far from the Earth that gravity is so small. This is why NASA calls it microgravity.
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What do astronauts miss the most?

One of the most anticipated plans is the first meal back home. All have their favorites, but we often hear that pizza, ice cream and fizzy drinks are what astronauts miss most. But beyond food, what we hear most is that as soon as they get back on the ground, astronauts want a hot shower and hugs from their families."
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Does time feel the same in space?

Time is measured differently for the twin who moved through space and the twin who stayed on Earth. The clock in motion will tick more slowly than the clocks we're watching on Earth. If you're able to travel near the speed of light, the effects are much more pronounced.
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Does food expire in space?

It is unlikely that any food item or human body ejected into space would fully decompose. It would instead decompose partially (how much depending on the various factors discussed above- it may not even be noticable) and then become freeze-dried.
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