The International Space Station (ISS) orbits high above our heads, yet the pull of Earth's gravity never hauls the complex out of orbit and sends it plummeting through our atmosphere, where it would ...
Every time a coffee mug drops, a satellite orbits or an astronaut floats, we are watching the same phenomenon play out under ...
There is no secret NASA document titled "Project Anchor," and there's no way to turn off gravity. "Gravity is an inherent property of space-time," Meyers explained, closing the book on one the year's ...
Often misunderstood as "hovering," satellites are actually in constant free-fall, perpetually missing Earth's surface as the ...