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SpaceX just launched its innovative Starfall return capsule for only the second time, bringing us closer to affordable access to space research. The disk-shaped vehicle could revolutionize how scientists conduct experiments in zero gravity and manufacture materials in orbit.
Scientists from around the world are conducting cutting-edge research in zero gravity without leaving Earth's atmosphere. A specially equipped Airbus in Bordeaux lets them experience weightlessness through parabolic flight patterns.
Human stem cells from an Australian cancer lab just completed a groundbreaking journey to the edge of space and back, opening new doors for early cancer detection. The seven-minute microgravity experiment could reveal secrets about how cancer develops that scientists can't study on Earth.
A biotech company just booked an entire SpaceX spacecraft to develop life-changing medicines in space. The 2028 mission could unlock breakthrough therapies impossible to create on Earth.
Scientists launched synthetic human embryo models to orbit for the first time, testing whether early human development can proceed normally without gravity. The groundbreaking experiment could unlock answers about future deep-space missions and improve fertility treatments here on Earth.
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.