We Don’t Know Why Astronauts Get Motion Sick
A majority of modern astronauts experience any one of a suite of symptoms scientists collectively call Space Motion Sickness, or SMS. But despite knowing about it for nearly as long as humans have gone into space, we still don't know exactly what causes it, or how to predict which astronauts might lose their lunch. Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: Jason A Saslow, David Brooks, and AndyGneiss! Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShow Or by checking out our awesome space pins and other products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16935570/ https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2001/ast07aug_1 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521112119.htm https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/sick-in-space-56746153/ https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2021.760313/full https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7016134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10792/ https://polarisprogram.com/science-research/ Image Sources: https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHP/1962/Month%2005/Day%2003/JFKWHP-1962-05-03-A?image_identifier=JFKWHP-ST-A35-1-62 https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/hangout-in-space https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDASIpSfzQ https://images.nasa.gov/details-iss068e041023 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-13-crew-returns-safely-to-earth https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S37-54-004_-_Candid_shot_of_STS-37_crew_(Retouched).jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tryggvason_works_with_the_FLEX_experiment_RME_1328,_MIM_01.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/seamless-green-field-planting-agriculture-royalty-free-illustration/1385204442 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S65-63221_-_Gemini_6_Views_Gemini_7_(Retouched).jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/normal-vestibular-system-and-vertigo-when-royalty-free-illustration/1422594606 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNxPO6nYqLc https://images.nasa.gov/details-s66-42782 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4OTO-Sacc-JB4.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/vector-polygon-abstract-polygonal-geometric-royalty-free-illustration/577977282 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Astronauts_in_weightlessness.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20G_centrifuge.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/space-shuttle-in-sky-with-stars-and-clouds-rocket-royalty-free-image/1360144430 https://images.nasa.gov/details-51b-101-025
