Artificial gravity remains the stuff of science fiction. But dealing with microgravity causes significant problems in many astronauts, ranging from bone deterioration to loss of sight. An alternative ...
Russia has quietly taken a science fiction staple and turned it into a legal blueprint, securing a patent for a rotating ...
EVERYWHERE YOU LOOK, you can see gravity’s fingerprint. It’s in the path the moon takes around Earth each night and the humbling thump when you wipe out on an icy patch of sidewalk. The force of ...
In the April 1981 issue of Popular Science, we explored the many initiatives and techniques used in the exciting hunt for sensing gravity waves, then out of reach. By Bill Gourgey Published May 18, ...
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