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Space & Cosmos

Transport phenomena and basic physics explored in the microgravity environment of the ISS

By Patrick O’Neill, International Space Station National Laboratory Photo of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA A paper published in Gravitational and Space Research reveals insights gained from research sponsored by the International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory on fundamental physical processes, including transport phenomena, momentum, energy, and mass transfer. I am. Transport phenomena describe how heat and matter move…