How does space travel affect astronaut health?
Space travel poses significant challenges to human health due to microgravity, radiation exposure, and psychological stress.
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Scientists solve the brain's motion-source separation problem
Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain distinguishes between visual motion occurring in the external world from that caused by the observer moving through it. Known as the 'motion-source ...
This Gravitational-Wave Breakthrough Could Rewrite What We Know About the Universe
A new adaptive optics technology is set to transform gravitational-wave detection, allowing LIGO and future observatories like Cosmic Explorer to reach new heights. By correcting mirror distortions, ...
Solving the brain's motion-source separation problem: Individual neurons distinguish internal from external motion
Neuroscientists have discovered how the brain distinguishes between visual motion occurring in the external world from that ...
Why gravity will be Sunita Williams’ biggest challenge after she returns to Earth
Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, after spending more than eight months in space, are expected to return to ...
The Ground Beneath Sweden Is Rising – Scientists Uncover Gravity Shift
Scientists at Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology have refined a method to measure post-glacial rebound in ...
Quantum effects make distant objects move together: New research finds this may happen with ripples in space
Galaxies, planets, black holes: to most people, everything about our Universe sounds and feels enormous. But while it's true ...
"Even lifting a pencil will feel like a workout...': Why gravity will make Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Earth return a struggle
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are returning to Earth on March 19, 2025 after over eight months aboard the ...
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General relativity and gravity articles from across Nature Portfolio
This term includes theoretical studies of gravity, experimental studies of gravitational waves and observational studies of gravitational lensing, as well as tests of general relativity and ...
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Blue Origin successfully simulates lunar gravity during research rocket launch. Video
"Plus, we can adapt this New Shepard capability to closely mirror Mars and other solar system gravity environments in the future," he added.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space ...
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin mimics the moon’s gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Mimicking the moon’s gravity on spaceflights can accelerate research at much lower costs and future trips can “closely mirror Mars and other solar system gravity environments,” Blue Origin ...