Every time an astronaut returns from space, they experience a force four times their body weight. As they leave the microgravity of space and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, their bodies witness ...

China has taken a monumental leap in scientific research by activating the world's most advanced hypergravity machine. the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF).

Orbital data reveals that rocks transforming deep inside the Earth may be responsible for changes to our planet’s ...

Gravity is a key component to human life on Earth - but can this powerful force be defied? One space company has shared how they've created a propellantless propulsion drive that defies the laws of ...

The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a puzzle scientists have only just begun to solve. When ...

If asteroid deflection missions aren’t conducted with the utmost care and precision, they may send objects through a ...

Earth and the Moon are forever locked in a gravitational embrace that has played a critical role in determining the fate of both worlds. Although they have grown more distant since their formative ...

Wide binary stars with separation greater than about 2000 astronomical units are interesting natural laboratories that allow a direct probe of gravity at low acceleration weaker than about 1 nanometer ...

Mosses may appear simple, but they’re far from fragile. They thrive in some of the harshest places on Earth — Antarctica, arid deserts, high mountain peaks and more. “We’ve long wondered about the ...