September 2026
Pregnancy among the stars - the biology of birth beyond Earth
... organ. Rapidly dividing cells are particularly vulnerable to radiation damage. Although the earliest embryo is so small that gravity itself may have relatively little direct influence, implantation within the uterus could prove more problematic...
September 2017
Spaceflight studies support geriatric health on Earth
...able to pump enough blood to the brain against the force of gravity to maintain proper brain function. The pooling of blood in the.... Additionally, the weight-bearing bones and anti-gravity muscles have adapted during evolution to ensure adequate ...
February 2020
Investigation of the Coriolis effect in rotating space platforms
... the design in terms of technical feasibility but, most importantly, also ensure the quality of life in the artificial gravity environment. The Coriolis effect is one of the potential issues, for shorter arm spacecraft and needs to be investigated...
March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... merging black holes that produced these exciting waves. To explain gravitational waves, we need to understand how gravity acts in space. Gravity is the force that keeps us, and everything else, rooted to Earth’s surface and, when applied to our...
07 December 2018
Misplaced satellites provide highest accuracy yet of Einstein's theory
... to a massive object. Einstein theorised that shifts in gravity would alter the passing of time a century ago and... these regular shifts in height, and therefore regular shifts in gravity levels, turned a misfortunate event into a fortunate one. “The...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
...resources can also be used to create settlements on the surface of Mars in the form of ring packages with artificial gravity. Technically, this is achievable by using ring trestles made of light lattice trusses. If Starship rockets are used to supply...
