🔬 Science Aug 28, 2026 · Emily Conover

Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test

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Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test
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Rubidium atoms on China’s Tiangong space station fell with the same acceleration, upholding a cornerstone of Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

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