microgravity Archives

First Look: Enigmatic ‘Aurora’ Suborbital Spaceplane Spotted Carrying a Special John Hopkins Payload in Previously Unseen Video

Dawn Aerospace has released raw footage of its Aurora Spaceplane ferrying a Johns Hopkins Advanced Propulsion Lab payload to suborbital space.

Christopher Plain·February 23, 2026

Scientists have invented a low cost, zero-gravity microscope called FlightScope that successfully conducted experiments on the vomit comet.

Ryan Whalen·October 25, 2025

European researchers aboard the ISS are investigating the fundamental nature of condensation to mitigate hazards to spacecraft electronics.

Ryan Whalen·October 7, 2025

In a boon to human space travel, new research has shown that bacteria essential to our health can survive rocket launches and microgravity.

New research suggests astronauts may have a hard time getting a good night's sleep while in a microgravity environment.

New research has revealed yet another way that long exposure to microgravity environments during space travel slowly kills you.