npj Microgravity considers all aspects of research that enables spaceflight and space exploration and the challenges of operating in space environments, including planetary surfaces.
The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to:
Space medicine and health maintenance
Biomedical responses and adaptations to space environments
Human factors and psychological aspects of long-duration space missions
Plant biology and growth in reduced gravity
Microbial behaviour in space
Fluid dynamics physics
Complex fluids
Fundamental physics
Materials science and manufacturing
In-space manufacturing
In-situ resource utilization
Engineering technology
Space biotechnology and applications
Space agriculture and food production
Effects of radiation and radiation shielding in space environments
Space technology and hardware development
Combustion science
Space biology and astrobiology
Space environmental monitoring and contamination control
Sustainable space exploration, environmental impact, and responsible resource management
Collaborative efforts and international spaceflight and exploration partnerships
The journal offers more choice to Nature Portfolio authors who are seeking a fully open-access and more inclusive platform for publishing their work. The journal is led by spaceflight experts who collaborate to cultivate high-quality research. As part of the <a href='https://www.nature.com/nature-portfolio/about/npj-series'>npj Series</a>, this journal focuses on fostering global partnerships with the research community and other Springer Nature journals.
