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astronaut Robert L. Curbeam Jr., left, and European Space Agency astronaut Christer Fuglesang, participate in a spacewalk, on Dec. 12, 2006.

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Video. Astronauts study reveals brain struggles to unlearn gravity in space

Updated: 21/04/2026 - 13:24 GMT+2

Researchers working with 11 astronauts discovered that even in weightlessness, the brain continues to behave as if gravity is still present - a finding that could impact future space exploration.

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