A low-cost microscope to study living cells in zero gravity

• As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells. • Now, a team of researchers has

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words

3D method can accurately measure gravity in wide binary stars, as demonstrated by pilot study

• Since the third Gaia data release in 2022, wide binary stars with separation greater than several thousand astronomical units have been intensely investigated across the world, t

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 142 words
Scientists tie Antarctica's 'gravity hole' to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago

Scientists tie Antarctica's 'gravity hole' to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago

• Scientists tie Antarctica’s ‘gravity hole’ to deep rock shifts 50 million years ago Computer models of shifting rocks show that this gravity hole has grown stronger between 50 an