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Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Recent articles by Jasmin Fox-Skelly

Fresh fruit: enough to put a smile on the face of any astronaut. Here, British astronaut Tim Peake demonstrates how easy juggling is in a weightless environment. Credit: ESA/NASA

What astronauts eat in space

What do astronauts eat in space? How can science provide food for human spacefarers making a long journey to Mars?

Could humans survive the journey to Mars? Credit: Cokada / Getty Images

Elon Musk plans to put humans on Mars But could humans really survive the journey?

The journey to put human feet on Mars is going to be a long one, so what might be the effects on the human body and mind as astronauts travel to the Red Planet?

Artist's impression of the Dawn spacecraft studying Vesta and Ceres. Credit: NASA

NASA's Dawn mission comes to an end

After a decade of scientific discovery in the asteroid belt, NASA's Dawn spacecraft has run out of fuel. Jasmin Fox-Skelly looks back on its biggest discoveries.

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