While the International Space Station (ISS) prepares for a watery grave in 2030, Russia is looking up — and spinning. The Russian state rocket company, Energia, has officially secured a patent for a ...

Inspired by Andy Weir's book and film "Project Hail Mary," schools worldwide took part in the Space for Teachers Project Hail ...

Astronauts on the International Space Station have a number of exercise options, including a mechanical bicycle bolted to the floor, a weightlifting machine strapped to the wall, and a strap-down ...

A bike-like centrifuge that creates artificial gravity may help astronauts combat muscle atrophy in space. Through a study at the University of California, Irvine, the National Space Biomedical ...

One way to longer life may be higher gravity—at least for rats. That is the “very tentative suggestion” of experiments performed by NASA Physiologist Jiro Oyama, who has been raising mice and rats ...

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A long-standing science fiction concept for space travel is to create artificial gravity aboard the spacecraft to create a more suitable environment for astronauts. Artificial gravity in sci-fi movies ...

The idea of using artificial gravity isn't new. In fact, we've seen it as a staple of science fiction entertainment for years. But Elon Musk says he wants to take the sci-fi notion and make it real by ...

"The space system with artificial gravity includes an axial module with static and rotating parts, connected with the help of a hermetically sealed flexible junction, as well as habitable modules, ...

Human spaceflight is once again confronting a familiar problem: how to protect astronauts during long missions far beyond Earth. Engineers at Russia's Energia Space Rocket Corporation, part of the ...