The cup began as a series of cheaply equipped experiments out of Pettit’s curiosity about liquid behavior in space. The project was eventually financed and studied by NASA, with its results published ...

“So when you jump in Outer Wilds, technically every planet’s jumping out ... how gravity should work is generally more important than reality,” Mercado said. “That’s why most space ...

even a small misstep could cause serious damage — or even leave you stranded in space, drifting away from the rock itself. Each time the robot jumps in a low-gravity scenario, however ...