There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one: a bright purple jet of microbe-killing plasma
There is currently no good way for astronauts in space to do laundry, but researchers may have finally come up with one: a bright purple jet of microbe-killing plasma
By Leah Crane
25 May 2026
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For the sake of science and exploration, astronauts give up basic comforts—including clean laundry. This "laundry gun" might help.
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