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What happens if you stay in space for 5 years?
Long-term exposure causes multiple health problems, one of the most significant being loss of bone and muscle mass. Over time these deconditioning effects can impair astronauts’ performance, increase their risk of injury, reduce their aerobic capacity, and slow down their cardiovascular system.
How many Earth years is a year in space?
While earth takes 365 days to make one circuit, the closest planet, Mercury, takes only 88 days. Poor, ponderous, and distant Pluto takes a whopping 248 years for one revolution….The Days (And Years) Of Our Lives.
| Planet | Rotation Period | Revolution Period |
|---|---|---|
| Neptune | 0.67 days | 164.79 years |
| Pluto | 6.39 days | 248.59 years |
How is life different in space than on Earth?
Astronauts in orbit above Earth must do the same things inside their spacecraft to live as we do on Earth. The only significant differences from living on Earth are that they operate in the confined space of the Space Shuttle orbiter cabin and that they, and all objects inside the cabin, float.
How long is too long in space?
Astronauts need space suits to stay alive. You could only last 15 seconds without a spacesuit — you’d die of asphyxiation or you’ll freeze. If there’s any air left in your lungs, they will rupture.
How many days are there in a year in space?
A Year in Space. A number of spaceflight endurance records will be broken during the one-year mission, including the most cumulative time in space for any U.S. astronaut. Kelly and will spend 342 days off the planet resulting in a total of 522 days in space, allowing him to surpass current U.S. record holder Mike Fincke’s mark of 382 days.
Does 5 years in Space Age a person by 50 years?
Is 5 years in space = 50 years on Earth. No. If you mean after 5 years in space, upon arrival back on Earth everyone will be 50 years older. No. We know that is not true. If you mean does 5 years in space age a person by 50 years. Also no. Then imagine someone visiting the international space station for 10 years, they’d almost assuredly die.
How do we measure the distance to the nearest stars?
So to measure the distance (to at least the nearest stars to us), light years can be used. Light is the fastest thing we know. Through space, light can travel at a speed of nearly 300 000 km/s. A light year is the distance that light can travel in one year, which is 9 461 000 000 000 kilometres!
What will our Sun look like five billion years from now?
We already know that our sun will be bigger and brighter, so that it will probably destroy any form of life on our planet. Five billion years from now, the sun will have grown into a red giant star, more than 100 times larger than its current size. It will also experience an intense mass loss through a very strong stellar wind.