• Question: how come we cant breathe in space

    Asked by anon-361225 to Vicky on 23 Mar 2023.
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      Vicky Fawcett answered on 23 Mar 2023:


      There is no air in space! It is what is known as a “vacuum”, which means there are no particles (including Oxygen which is what we need to breathe to live!).
      If we go to space we need to wear spacesuits that supply oxygen to a mask so we can breathe.

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