One purpose of the sensor would be to monitor muscle loss in space for longer periods of time but would likely also have benefits here on earth for patients with muscle loss due to aging or disease.

That ordinary smartphone in your pocket could be a powerful tool for investigating outer space. In a new study, researchers at Google and CU Boulder have transformed millions of Android phones across ...

Now, the Space Force has announced the next (eighth) mission of the craft, launching on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on August 21. Its objective: to test quantum sensors and lasers in space.