The Year-Long Twin Astronauts Experiment

The video discusses the challenges of space travel, focusing on the effects of weightlessness, radiation, and isolation on the human body. It highlights NASA's research mission with astronaut Scott Kelly, who will spend a year in space, allowing scientists to study the effects of space on the human body using his identical twin brother, Mark, as a control. Key research areas include the immune system, fluid dynamics, genomic changes, and bacterial studies. The goal is to understand these changes to make future long-term space missions safer.

What are the potential effects of space travel on the proteins that control body fluids?

In what ways do researchers hope to improve the safety of future space missions?