My washing machine has finally given up the ghost – a poltergeist, really, judging by the deafening din it makes – and I am in the market for a replacement. Am I being odd for feeling a small thrill ...

Washing clothes is not easy in space due to a lack of water. Astronauts often wear their clothes until they start to smell before discarding them in cargo capsules that burn up in Earth’s atmosphere.

Washing dirty clothes in space is not easy due to a lack of water. Astronauts typically wear their clothes until they start to smell before discarding them in cargo capsules that burn up in Earth’s ...