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Despite dozens of experiments over the years, scientists still don't have a precise measurement for gravity's strength. Why is that?

What happens to soft matter when gravity disappears? To answer this, UvA physicists launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket. The suborbital rocket reached an altitude of 267 km ...

US firm Vast is developing spinning space stations with artificial gravity to keep astronauts healthy on deep-space missions ...

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Gravity keeps Earth stable and habitable, holding the atmosphere, oceans, buildings, and people firmly in place. Without it, air and water would vanish into space, and life would end almost instantly.

Zero gravity, often depicted in science fiction and space documentaries, is a fascinating concept that sparks curiosity and wonder. Commonly misunderstood, zero gravity is not the absence of gravity ...