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Hey, Shirt Wavors, Regina Barber here with Emily Kwong.

And an interloper, Ari Shapiro.

A friendly alien from a distant show.

Are you returns to nerd out and help us wrap up the week with our science news roundup?

Yeah, Ari, what do you say we take a break from Earth for a bit?

I honestly find space really scary, but I trust you to keep me safe and take me where we're going.

Welcome to Honesty. This week we've got three stories that take us to space.

We're going to check out a new asteroid discovery, talk about a recent finding on a distant moon,

and deepen our understanding of what spaceflight does to the human brain.

Well, I'm ready for a lift off, and maybe we'll discover for ourselves what spaceflight does to our brains.

Let's do it. You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.

As usual, Ari, you're here to learn about three science stories in the news lately.

One about an asteroid and one about spaceflight and the human brain.

Tough choice, but let's start with the human brain.

Okay, this first story is how spaceflight affects the brain.

And it's a big topic of interest, because if you think about it,

commercial spaceflight is totally on the rise, right?

And it's not just like these short hops where people float around without gravity for a few minutes.

They're actually visiting the International Space Station.

Yes, the future of spaceflight is looking expansive.

We know what long-term spaceflight does to the body.

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