KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — World-famous physicist Stephen Hawking experienced eight rounds of weightlessness on Thursday during a better-than-expected airplane flight that he saw as the first step ...

Astronauts tend to become taller in weightlessness – causing back pain and making it difficult to fit into spacesuits. Astronauts may be more likely to suffer from 'slipped discs' after landing.

In space everything is different. In a world with no up or down, hot air does not rise and liquids behave differently, too. In your kitchen, salad dressings will separate into the heavier vinegar on ...

Scientists are using the weightlessness of space to design stronger materials here on Earth. Researchers from Northeastern University are among the many scientists helping NASA use the weightlessness ...

"What goes up must come down". Ever since astronauts started playing games in space, for instance catching morsels of food floating in weightlessness conditions, the general public knows that the ...

The Elysium Chair is a £25,000 luxury chair designed to simulate the feeling of weightlessness. Business Insider recently gave it a spin to see if it lives up to the hype. It's exceedingly comfortable ...