August 2021
Space research in embryology
... early development. In addition, both the null gravity and hypo-magnetic conditions may govern cell functioning...defects occurred only in 4.5 percent of embryos. Apart from the obvious gravity factor, this was also linked to a decay of calcium content ...
March 2015
Twinkle, twinkle satellite
... still need this to be pointed out every once in a while. ‘Gravity’ and the drama of outer space As technology became more ubiquitous, so...want to point out the fact that the movie “Gravity,” famously starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, clued ...
April 2020
Evolutionary lessons for an interplanetary future
... for instance, tweaking the genome to make bones less brittle in lower gravity, is it unethical to do so? I see settling space as a...are pregnancy and childbirth in 38 percent gravity? How do lower gravity and higher radiation exposure affect child ...
April 2025
Pioneering human reproduction in space
... cells will be fertilised in space under artificial Earth-like gravity. After five to six days of development, the embryos will...ESA) Random Positioning Machine (RPM) to simulate partial gravity. However, the team realised that crucial data could be...
30 July 2018
Test of Einstein’s general relativity theory successful after 26 years
... astronomers to use ESO's Very Large Telescope's instruments (GRAVITY, SINFONI and NACO) to make new infrared observations. ...the velocity of S2 towards and away from Earth and the GRAVITY instrument in the VLT Interferometer (VLTI) to make previously ...
29 March 2019
NASA's Mars helicopter completes flight tests
... system - a motorised lanyard attached to the top of the helicopter to provide an uninterrupted tug equivalent to two-thirds of Earth's gravity. While the team was understandably concerned with how the helicopter would fare on its first flight...
