Gravity used to be the most down-to-earth of ideas, the thing that kept apples falling and planets in line. Now a growing ...

NASA engineers successfully completed ground testing of a system that will allow an inflatable heat shield to be tested in low-Earth orbit next year. The Bernard Kutter Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of ...

European astronaut Thomas Pesquet testing ESA's lunar wheelbarrow during a parabolic flight simulating lunar gravity in a first-of-a-kind experiment. BORDEAUX, France — European scientists used a ...

After a day spent somersaulting in zero gravity in an airplane, a group of math and science teachers were still sporting flight suits when they stood before their classes Friday morning at Seneca ...

Parabolic flights are the only way to create lunar gravity conditions on Earth. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. European ...

Ever wonder how astronauts learn to float? In Bordeaux, France, European astronauts train for zero gravity using parabolic flights. By flying in steep arcs, these aircraft create short, 22-second ...