This is perfect sphere of liquid metal, suspended using a strong magnetic field so that it can levitate in space. Oh yeah, and it’s aboard the International Space Station. With all things science ...
The ESA has put a levitating furnace on the International Space Station. Getting it to work right required a bit of shaving cream. Freelancer Michael Franco writes about the serious and silly sides of ...
Astronauts on the International Space Station are resupplied with the safe arrival of JAXA’s HTV-5 “White Stork” cargo tug. The spacecraft delivered a metal-levitating furnace, a high-energy radiation ...
Magnetic levitation is a beautiful thing to watch. Seeing small objects wobble about while seemingly hovering in thin air never gets old. If you want something suitably distracting in this vein for ...