Imagine you're on a spinning merry-go-round. When it stops suddenly, your body feels like it's still spinning, that’s how space sickness works. In space, the parts of our body that tell us we’re moving stop working properly because there’s no gravity to help them out. So astronauts get dizzy and feel sick, just like you might on a bumpy car ride.
Examples
- Astronauts floating around like they’re in a giant bubble, then suddenly feeling queasy.
- Floating food that moves independently of the person eating it, making everything feel even more confusing.
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See also
- How Does Space Medicine: What We Need and What We Have Work?
- How Does The Effects of Microgravity on the Human Body in Space Work?
- What Happens to Your Body When You Float in Space?
- What are microgravity effects?
- How Does the Human Body Process Sleep Cycles?