The shelf life of a sunscreen, the stability of mayonnaise, the effectiveness of a drug; these all depend on what is ...

Microgravity offers a disruptive environment for drug discovery by removing convection and sedimentation. This enables higher-quality protein crystals, more physiologically relevant 3D cell cultures, ...

The Phoenix 2 spacecraft by Atmos Space Cargo will carry Space Cargo Unlimited’s BentoBox platform for microgravity research and manufacturing on a 2026 mission. Credit: Atmos Space Cargo WASHINGTON — ...

You may not be able to grow bigger muscles out of thin air, but you can 3D print them in microgravity, scientists at ETH Zurich have now established. "3D printing" refers to a type of manufacturing ...

Casting a swirling shadow, a glowing candle flame sways eerily before flaring up once more. As ghostly as it looks, this flame dance is not the result of any force—paranormal or otherwise—but rather ...

The findings, published in August in npj Microgravity, provide key information for protecting astronaut health on long-duration missions to the moon and Mars. This is one of the first studies to look ...

Despite decades of humans safely living aboard space stations for relatively brief periods of time, questions remain about the viability of certain bacteria that balance the body over decades. For ...

Microbes essential for human health can survive the extreme forces of space launch, reveals new research. The world-first rocket test proved bacteria can endure blast-off and re-entry unharmed. There ...

For the study, published in the journal npj Microgravity, researchers blasted the spores to the edge of space in a sounding rocket subjected to several extreme conditions in a short period, including ...

In many ways, Netflix’s “Black Rabbit” is as straightforward as it gets. The limited series follows its leads, estranged brothers Jake (Jude Law) and Vince Friedkin (Jason Bateman), as the latter’s ...

Axiom Space's Space Station Development Facility is pictured as French Minister for Foreign Trade Olivier Becht (out of frame) visits in Houston, Texas, on December 15, 2023. (Photo by Cécile ...