Didn't read the whole article, but I thought astronauts learned enough physics to know that vacuum doesn't have a smell. In outer space you don't inhale, vacuum inhales you.
I'm not really sure how they are smelling space, because they are in man made enviroments the whole time (space shuttle, space suit) but I guess I'm just missing something, because I doubt they would lie about soemthing so minimal.
Didn't read the whole article, but I thought astronauts learned enough physics to know that vacuum doesn't have a smell. In outer space you don't inhale, vacuum inhales you.
The smell is probably just caused by a chemical reaction that occurs on the surface of the space suits during the transition from the near vacuum of space to the environment aboard the shuttle/ISS. :|
That's BS. Space can't smell when there is no air.
Pirate700
They say they smell it when they come back from space walks. Therefore the little particles in space stick to the space suits/get into the airlock and are released again in the space station enviroment that they are in. Of course you can smell things without any air. Your nose reacts to little particles and gasses which gives you the smell. Therefore I can see why it would be a strange smell because they would most likely get a whole 'salad' of nanoparticles from space which would stimulate their noses.
That's BS. Space can't smell when there is no air.
It's from the space walks. There is air on the moon isn't there? There is no air on the moon. Possibly some gasses, but the moons gravity isn't strong enough to hold on to air (or even an atmosphere).
[QUOTE="Pirate700"]Not enough to breath...and if you're on the moon, you're no longer in space. :|
Pirate700
The moon is in space...:|
If you are on a planet or moon you are not in space. You are on earth now...not space. I think you're getting space and outer space confused. Anyway, the article said that they smell gunpowder or ozone. I'm not sure how far up they were or how far up the ozone layer is, but maybe they're smelling this? Or it could just be mental. I get the taste of pretzels whenever I play Devil May Cry, as odd as that sounds 0_o Maybe it's the same sort of deal-e-o?
If you are on a planet or moon you are not in space. You are on earth now...not space. I think you're getting space and outer space confused. Anyway, the article said that they smell gunpowder or ozone. I'm not sure how far up they were or how far up the ozone layer is, but maybe they're smelling this? Or it could just be mental. I get the taste of pretzels whenever I play Devil May Cry, as odd as that sounds 0_o Maybe it's the same sort of deal-e-o?The ozone layer is juist a few kilometers above the surface of the Earth. This is why if you go up a few lkilometers the air actually begins getting warmer instead of colder because of the reactions between the ozone and the radiation hitting it.
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