Photo of the Day

a boy wearing a space suit to protect his skin while playing on a playground

Sun Suit

A 14-year-old boy with a rare condition called xeroderma pigmentosum wears a space suit made by NASA to protect his extra-sensitive skin from UV rays. This photo appeared in a story in the November 2002 issue all about our largest organ—skin.
Photograph by Sarah Leen, Nat Geo Image Collection