Scientists Build a Zero-Gravity Microscope and Successfully Test it on the ‘Vomit Comet’ Christopher Plain·February 23, 2026Scientists have invented a low cost, zero-gravity microscope called FlightScope that successfully conducted experiments on the vomit comet.
“Nowhere Else Could We Have Achieved This”: This Physics Experiment Aboard the ISS Could Significantly Improve Spacecraft Safety Ryan Whalen·October 25, 2025European researchers aboard the ISS are investigating the fundamental nature of condensation to mitigate hazards to spacecraft electronics.
What One Bacteria’s Survival in a High-Stress Rocket Flight Means for Humans and the Search for ET Ryan Whalen·October 7, 2025In a boon to human space travel, new research has shown that bacteria essential to our health can survive rocket launches and microgravity.
Microgravity Environment Can Disturb Sleep Rhythms of Astronauts, New Study Says Christopher Plain·April 23, 2024New research suggests astronauts may have a hard time getting a good night's sleep while in a microgravity environment.
Researchers Discover Yet Another Way That Space Travel Kills You Christopher Plain·August 29, 2023New research has revealed yet another way that long exposure to microgravity environments during space travel slowly kills you.
