{"id":28100,"date":"2012-07-10T18:23:22","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T18:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/07\/10\/chels-npr-sciencesoup-what-does-space\/"},"modified":"2017-07-01T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T14:40:32","slug":"chels-npr-sciencesoup-what-does-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/07\/10\/chels-npr-sciencesoup-what-does-space\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-28100 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/07\/10\/chels-npr-sciencesoup-what-does-space\/attachment\/28101\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m6vzp8nKQk1rx06nvo1_r2_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m6vzp8nKQk1rx06nvo1_r2_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/tumblr_m6vzp8nKQk1rx06nvo1_r2_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/chels.tumblr.com\/post\/26914907826\/npr-sciencesoup-what-does-space-smell\">chels<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/npr.tumblr.com\/post\/26911769516\/sciencesoup-what-does-space-smell-like-its\">npr<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sciencesoup.tumblr.com\/post\/26870917512\/what-does-space-smell-like-its-strange-to-think\">sciencesoup<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span>What does space smell like?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>It\u2019s strange to think that the near-vacuum of space could have a smell, and stranger still that humans\u2014atmospheric creatures\u2014can actually experience it. Astronauts have consistently reported the same strange odour after lengthy space walks, bringing it back in on their suits, helmets, gloves and tools. It\u2019s bitter, smoky, metallic smell\u2014like seared steak, hot metal and arc welding smoke all rolled into one. NASA have asked a chemist, Steve Pearce, to reproduce the smell to use during acclimatization training, mapping out the likely chemistry using natural materials to mimic the odor for accuracy. It\u2019s believed that the smell is caused by high-energy vibrations in particles that mix with the air when brought inside. In the future, we might even recreate the smell of the moon, Mars, Mercury or any place in the universe, provided we have the right chemical information. In fact, we can even recreate the smell of the heart of the galaxy\u2014astronomers searching for animo acids in Sagittarius B2, a vast dust cloud in the middle of the Milky Way, have reported that due to a substance called ethyl formate, it smells and tastes of raspberries and rum\u2014much more pleasant than seared steak and metal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/dsc.discovery.com\/space\/im\/smell-space-steve-pearce.html\">Read an interview with Steve Pearce<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2014 tanya b.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Milky Way has a taste?! All my childhood dreams are coming true.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>chels: npr: sciencesoup: What does space smell like? It\u2019s strange to think that the near-vacuum of space could have a smell, and stranger still that humans\u2014atmospheric creatures\u2014can actually experience it. Astronauts have consistently reported the same strange odour after lengthy space walks, bringing it back in on their suits, helmets, gloves and tools. 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