January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
... and developing a fully-fledged life-support system there, including artificial gravity and protection from space radiation, gives us a hope of surviving. Asgardia has set the development of appropriate technologies as its scientific goal. But most...
March 2015
Dawn of ion propulsion
... at the top left On 11 September, as the spacecraft was engaged in routine ion thrusting, a high-energy particle of space radiation struck an electrical component onboard. That triggered a chain of events that halted thrusting and required the team...
October 2025
Investigating the hidden effects of zero gravity on astronaut vision
... such as preventing pathological changes to the musculoskeletal system in zero gravity and protecting astronauts from space radiation. Only after these primary challenges were addressed did specialists have the opportunity to investigate less obvious...
01 August 2018
What now for the ISS as new audit report questions commercial interest
... to microgravity and other extreme conditions, including space radiation; the effects of which can pose serious health... ISS past 2024, relying on alternate testing methods (i.e., non-space-based), or accepting higher levels of risk for future missions,”...
March 2016
Gravitational waves provide new window on the universe
... two accelerating massive objects rotate around each other they disturb space-time so much that waves of distorted space radiate from the source. It is these ‘ripples’ of space-time that are detected as gravitational waves. These waves travel at the...
January 2017
Mini space station for mice to study effects of reproduction in reduced gravity
...performed to understand the utilization of similar facilities to achieve other biological science purposes such as a deep space radiation testing and to accommodate other organisms, tissues and plant growth studies. About the authors Dr Erica Rodgers...
