When astronauts return from spacewalks, they often describe unexpected scents similar to burnt steak and spent gunpowder. But why does outer space smell like torched things, and where does this ...

Overall, astronauts often compare the smell of space to "hot metal, burnt meat, ... NASA commissioned Pearce in 2008 to create a scent that mimicked the odor that astronauts described.

Yes, it's hard to smell a place that has no air. But, by smelling objects that have come back from space, we can get an idea about the scent of the cosmos.

It's a very specific scent. Moon Smell. ... The consultant is working on a scent for the Space City museum in Toulouse, France, which is near where he lives and works. Spent Gunpowder.

You can't go to space whenever you like, but now you can smell like it whenever you want with Eau de Space, a fragrance based on outer space's smell.

If curiosity is still going to get the better of you, though, and you want to smell like an astronaut that just came back in from a space walk, you can for $49.99. That’s what it costs to order ...