Find uplifting stories about heroes, innovations, and solutions
9 results for "microgravity"
Three astronauts returned from an 18-day space mission with perfectly healthy joints, easing concerns about what microgravity does to the human body. Even better, researchers discovered a portable imaging tool that could revolutionize how doctors monitor astronaut health on future missions to the Moon and Mars.
At 70 years old, NASA astronaut Don Pettit turned science fiction into reality by successfully growing a purple potato in microgravity. His playful experiment could pave the way for feeding future Mars explorers.
A tiny jumping spider named Nefertiti spent over three months aboard the International Space Station and became the first spider to survive the journey home. Her successful adaptation to microgravity showed scientists that even Earth's smallest creatures can thrive beyond our planet.
Scientists aboard the International Space Station successfully used bacteria and fungi to extract platinum and other valuable metals from asteroid samples in microgravity. This breakthrough could help future space explorers build habitats and life support systems without shipping materials from Earth.
Australian researchers are solving the puzzle of how humans might have babies in space, discovering surprising challenges that need solutions before we can settle other worlds. Their groundbreaking experiments reveal both obstacles and paths forward for space-faring families.
A groundbreaking study reveals sperm struggle to navigate in microgravity, but researchers discovered a promising solution. The findings could help future space colonists start families beyond Earth.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot is preparing for a groundbreaking nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station, setting a new national record for time in orbit. She'll conduct over 200 scientific experiments while living and working in microgravity.
Scientists sent bacteria and viruses to the International Space Station and discovered they evolve completely differently in microgravity. These unexpected mutations could help engineers design better treatments for antibiotic-resistant infections threatening lives back on Earth.
Viruses evolved aboard the International Space Station returned to Earth with a surprise power: they could kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria better than their Earth-bound counterparts. This accidental discovery could help scientists develop new treatments for dangerous infections.