Space Does Something Strange to Astronauts' Sense of Gravity
By Jess Cockerill
Published on April 22, 2026.
Researchers from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and the Basque Foundation for Science in Spain have found that prolonged time in space can disrupt the human brain's sense of gravity. The study involved two female and nine male astronauts who stayed for at least five months aboard the International Space Station (IS) and tested their grip, movement, and ability to hold objects without slipping. The researchers found that even after several months in orbit, the astronauts hadn't fully adjusted to their weightless environment and applied far greater hand grip than is needed in space. However, their bodies quickly adjusted back to their home environment, but their brains still made incorrect predictions about objects' mass.
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