There is only one way to experience lunar gravity while still on Earth, or rather a few thousand feet above its surface: on a parabolic flight. In this exclusive mini-documentary, Space.com reporter ...

Veteran parabolic flight pilot Eric Delesallet talks with Space.com's Tereza Pultarova about what it takes to create weightlessness and lunar gravity in a plane. Credit: Space.comn | footage courtesy: ...

Microgravity experienced during spaceflight poses potential health risks to astronauts’ cardiovascular systems. Determining how to mitigate these health risks is challenging, as countermeasures are ...

We've all had dreams of being up in space and experiencing the freedom of zero gravity, no longer bound by the strange force that keeps us stuck on the ground. But this experience is limited to the ...

Before becoming a renowned speaker and a staunch advocate of space exploration, Jean-François Clervoy dedicated 33 years to his career as an astronaut, accumulating 675 hours in orbit. Originally from ...

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On-board manufacturing for spacecraft is one small step closer with the development of new 3D printing technology in zero gravity. Dr Gilles Bailet, from the University of Glasgow's James Watt School ...

Fine motor tasks under space conditions are particularly challenging and must first be trained on Earth. Scientists from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and the ...

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An elderly couple with a shared love for outer space have proven age is no barrier after taking part in training usually reserved for astronauts. The residents from Inspired Villages Great Alne Park, ...

Legendary sprinter and PUMA brand ambassador Usain Bolt on Friday told Virat Kohli that he would be watching India’s high-voltage clash against arch-rivals Pakistan. While commenting on Kohli’s ...

The 41st DLR Parabolic Flight Campaign of the German Space Agency at DLR is taking place in Bordeaux from 4 to 15 September 2023. A German-Japanese experiment is on board. This time, 11 experiments ...