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In Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune, one key ingredient is missing from the iconic stillsuits: the ability to recycle water from pee and poop.

Bborriss/iStock via Getty Images You may not have realized it, but urine is your body’s own liquid gold, with many surprising uses and qualities. David Bowie reportedly kept his in the refrigerator. World War I soldiers in Ypres tied urine-soaked socks to their faces as protection against chemical warfare. This smelly, watery, urea-rich fluid comes in different shades of yellow (depending on your water intake) and sometimes green or orange (depending on the medicines you ingest). Here are nin...

Share This The FINANCIAL -- A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is en route to the International Space Station with approximately 8,000 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 12:36 p.m. EST Saturday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. According to NASA, about three hours after launch, the spacecraft’s solar arrays successfully deployed to collect sunlight to power Cygnus on its journey to the space station. NASA Television, the NASA app, and a...

File photo of a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft, with solar arrays deployed, approaching the International Space Station, Oct. 5, 2020. Credit: NASA Coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival to the orbiting laboratory will begin Monday, Feb. 22, at 3:00 a.m. EST on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Arrival at station is expected in the 4 a.m. hour, EST. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi will capture Cygnus, and NASA astronaut ...

ng15_launchpb-1.jpg The Northrop Grumman Antares rocket, with Cygnus resupply spacecraft aboard, launches from Pad-0A, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021, at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Northrop Grummans 15th contracted cargo resupply mission for NASA to the International Space Station will deliver about 8,000 pounds of science and research, crew supplies, and vehicle hardware to the orbital laboratory and its crew. Credits: NASA/Patrick Black A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft i...

Northrop Grumman is set to send its NG-15 Cygnus resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract.

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 14 December, 2020 - Orbital Plumbing Status Report - Source: SpaceRef South Padre Island in Texas. Cardiac research and orbital plumbing were the Monday highlights for the Expedition 64 crew aboard the International Space Station. Flight Engineer Kate Rubins peered through a microscope at heart tissue samples today for the Cardinal Heart study. The microgravity study may provide new insights and advanced therapies for heart conditions on Earth an...