Waterbeds simulate weightlessness to help Skinsuits combat back pain in space

Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness – causing back pain and making it difficult to…

Hyper-impact

Technology image of the week: what looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually a…

Hyper-impact

Technology image of the week: what looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually a…

Hypervelocity impact testing

What looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually the instant an 2.8 mm-diameter aluminium…

Hypervelocity impact testing

What looks like a mushroom cloud turned sideways is actually the instant an 2.8 mm-diameter aluminium…

White space science

The Franco-Italian Antarctic research base of Concordia sits 1670 km from the South Pole. On the…

White space science

The Franco-Italian Antarctic research base of Concordia sits 1670 km from the South Pole. On the…

Hypervelocity impact testing

An 2.8-mm diameter aluminium bullet moving at 7 km/s pierces through a candidate shielding for spacecraft,…

Hypervelocity impact testing

An 2.8-mm diameter aluminium bullet moving at 7 km/s pierces through a candidate shielding for spacecraft,…

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst announces the selection of Mission Space Lab codes for the ISS!

Watch ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst announce the selection of teams whose Mission Space Lab codes will…