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New 'heart-on-a-chip' could change the future of drug testing and disease research. Scientists have developed a device the size of a credit card mimicking the interactions of cells within a human heart.
Steve Harvey, host of game show Family Feud, interviewed astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi from the International Space Station, sparking laughter and engagement.
Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first tourist passengers into space, marking a major milestone in the company's pursuit of space tourism. The three passengers experienced weightlessness and admired views of Earth and space before safely landing in New Mexico. This achievement fulfills a nearly two-decade-old promise by founder Richard Branson to bring tourists into space. The flight also establishes Virgin Galactic as a competitor in the suborbital space tourism sector.
Virgin Galactic successfully launches first commercial flight to edge of space with Italian crew.
Have you ever wondered how an astronaut feels or what happens to your body in the strange world without gravity known as 'weightlessness'? You're not alone. The topic of weightlessness, often reported under science news, holds a certain captivating albeit bewildering appeal.
Weightlessness and Space Travel
A staple among space-related news, weightlessness is experienced by astronauts when they are 'falling' around earth while orbiting; yes fellas, our much admired spacemen are quite literally free falling! And since there's nothing hindering their fall up in void-space (like say hurdles against Fred Flinstone down a bowling lane), it results in this mystifying state where everything seems to float - altering basic human experiences from sleeping to eating!
Health Implications of Weightless Conditions
Sure floating sounds fun but did you know that long term exposure leads to muscle atrophy and loss of bone density? Contemplate being weak-kneed momentarily. Alarmingly enough, these health threats make regular headlines under "weightlessness". It compels scientists to continuously explore countermeasures ensuring that astronauts stay healthy during long-term missions. Intriguing stuff right?
The Drive behind Weightless Experiments
Incidentally too 'earthly' experiments require this feeling absence-of-weight phenomenon for accurate outcomes- like studying fluid mechanics or fire behavior outlandishly independent from Earth’s gravity influence!
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