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Space Smells Like Burnt Steak and Gunpowder – Why Astronauts Say ‘You’d Wish You Were Dead’?

Space smells like burnt steak and gunpowder — that’s what astronauts say after spacewalks. But the science behind the smell is surprisingly deep, tied to atomic oxygen, ozone, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. This article explores how space smells, why it matters, and what it teaches us about the cosmos.