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Thursday Oct 27 2022
 
 
In the past two decades, scientists have become increasingly aware that the microbes that live inside our bodies — known as the microbiome — play a crucial role in our health here on Earth. In fact, we thrive best when this delicate ecosystem is balanced with a wide variety of bacteria, viruses, and fungi all living together. But what happens when we send this ecosystem to space?

For the past several years, scientists have been studying what happens to the human microbiome in zero gravity. Does it change for the better or for the worse? And, knowing it's crucial impact on astronauts’ health, can we control it in a way that benefits the health of those astronauts? Read on to learn more about this cool and emerging area of science.
 
 
 
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How zero gravity could wreak havoc on the microbiome
 
When humans travel to space, we often forget that we bring along trillions of unwitting microbial stowaways. We have some idea of how our bodies change without Earth’s guiding force, but we don’t have a good sense of how those microbes fare. And because these critters have such a strong influence on our own health, studying how they thrive in space is crucial.

As we aim for more ambitious space goals, this question has become an area of active research. In 2020, a team of researchers led by Anand Kumar at Los Alamos National Laboratory In New Mexico blasted a bunch of gut microbes up into orbit aboard the International Space Station (ISS). They found that microgravity appeared to shift the gut microbiome in a way that fostered an unhealthy microbial environment rather than a healthy one.

This month, SpaceX launched a second round of experiments to the ISS that the Los Alamos team, along with partner Rhodium Scientific, hopes will help them better understand how exactly the microbial shift happens. The ultimate goal is to help us — and our microbiomes — stay happy in space as we travel the far reaches of our Solar System and beyond.
 
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DC has always needed someone like James Gunn
 
At last, the DC Universe has found a hero. James Gunn, the writer and director of modern superhero hits like Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, DC’s The Suicide Squad, and spin-off HBO Max series Peacemaker has ascended to the top of the DC universe.

The reveal broke Tuesday from The Hollywood Reporter, which confirmed the end of DC Films (overseen by Walter Hamada until recently) and a neater consolidation of all of DC media going forward. While Gunn will oversee the creative vision of the newly-established DC Studios, recurring producing partner Peter Safran joins him as co-chair to manage the business and production end.
 
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Space Science
 
NASA’s asteroid-bound Lucy mission snaps a stunning photo of a lonely Earth
 
Two stunning new photos from a NASA probe slingshotting toward the outer Solar System show Earth as a small marble world.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft caught sight of the celestial body first on October 13 from 890,000 miles away, and then from 380,000 miles away on October 15. (The Moon is about 238,000 miles from Earth, for comparison.)

Lucy is a mission designed to study Trojan asteroids — asteroids that share an orbit with a planet behind and in front of it — of Jupiter, but needs a gravity assist from Earth to fling out there.
 
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Callisto Protocol director Glen Schofield is already thinking about a sequel
 
If you have never seen Glen Schofield and only know the Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol creator from his work, it is likely you will be taken aback by the actual man.

The horror auteur has the air of a character who just walked off a Scorcese film set, reinforced by him running late to our interview because he stepped out for a smoke and PR was having trouble finding him. In the dank doldrums of the basement vault where I played The Callisto Protocol, Schofeld’s eyes lit up the room when he talked about horror games and his intention to finally evolve them after Dead Space so many years ago.

The newest title from Striking Distance Studios represents a new chance for the developers — previously Visceral Games, then Sledgehammer Games — to redefine the survival horror genre like Dead Space did in 2008. That title gave protagonist Isaac Clarke mining tools to dismember the various monsters and mutants that haunted the derelict space station he was exploring. According to Schofield, the inspiration for that mechanic came from a surprising source.
 
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Review Gear
 
Razer Anzu review: You don't need smart glasses for gaming
 
Razer is not the first company that comes to mind when you picture smart glasses.

The company makes great gaming laptopskeyboardsheadsets, and more — for better or worse, typically crammed with RGB lights or a snake motif. And Razer usually isn't afraid of making products "for gamers, by gamers" like the controversial Zephyr air purifier mask.

So it was somewhat surprising to me that the Razer Anzu smart glasses (or "Bluetooth sunglasses" as they're marketed) lack any gamer-centric aesthetic. The smart glasses offer blue light protection, open-ear audio, and an “industry-leading 60ms low latency Bluetooth connection,” but otherwise aren’t bringing anything groundbreaking to the face-worn product category.

The Anzu work as advertised and qualify as gamer-adjacent gear, but Razer could and should have gone beyond an easy $199.99 cash grab.
 
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Meanwhile...
 
The “butterfly effect” may be real, scientists find in bizarre insect study
3 burning questions we have about Apple's USB-C iPhone 'confirmation'
Damon Lindelof's Star Wars movie could be the most divisive ever
'The Winds of Winter': George R.R. Martin offers an exciting update
 
 
 
 
Today in history: The first Saturn rocket was successfully launched on October 27, 1961.

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