In October 2018, NASA-funded researchers found that lengthy journeys into outer space, including travel to the planet Mars, may substantially damage the gastrointestinal tissues of astronauts.
ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, nˈæsɐfˈʌndᵻd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz fˈaʊnd ðæt lˈɛŋθi dʒˈɜːniz ˌɪntʊ ˈaʊɾɚ spˈeɪs, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ tɹˈævəl tə ðə plˈænɪt mˈɑːɹz, mˈeɪ səbstˈænʃəli dˈæmɪdʒ ðə ɡˌæstɹoʊɪntˈɛstɪnəl tˈɪʃuːz ʌv ˈæstɹənˌɔːts.