{"id":584569,"date":"2026-04-05T21:50:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/584569\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T21:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T21:50:08","slug":"artemis-ii-mission-highlights-deep-space-effects-on-astronauts-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/584569\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis II mission highlights deep space effects on astronauts\u2019 bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MONTREAL \u2014 The Artemis II mission highlights how deep space poses new challenges for the human body, even on a short 10-day journey, with risks such as radiation and other effects that scientists are still studying.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Farhan Asrar, a space medicine expert, explains how deep space travel affects astronauts\u2019 bodies and minds, from fluid shifts and muscle loss to radiation exposure and confined living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>They must adapt to microgravity, maintain fitness with innovative exercise equipment, and manage limited resources and space.<\/p>\n<p>The crew aboard the Artemis II mission is about four days into a 10-day journey, which includes a lunar flyby in a compact capsule the size of a campervan.<\/p>\n<p>Upon returning to Earth, astronauts will undergo rehabilitation to regain muscle strength and acclimate to the effects of gravity.<\/p>\n<p>Asrar hopes the data gathered will prepare future missions to Mars and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MONTREAL \u2014 The Artemis II mission highlights how deep space poses new challenges for the human body, even&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584570,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49,48,66],"class_list":["post-584569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}