Posts Tagged ‘microgravity’
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Without ordinary gravity, the caterpillars chose unpredictable surfaces for pupation and then curled into tight “C” shapes with the head of the caterpillar brought close to the abdomen, rather than assuming the normal “J” shape. The microgravity environment appeared to influence the insects increasingly as their development progressed. (Credit: Jim Lovett/Monarch Watch)
U. KANSAS (US)—A recent trip into low-Earth orbit has shown just how much monarch butterflies depend on gravity. Continue…
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Crystals to grow in low gravity on Space Station
IOWA STATE (US)—An experiment to study crystal growth patterns in a microgravity environment that is on its way to the International Space Station may have important implications for developing new materials. (more…)
