BBC correspondent Brian Cox visits NASA’s Space Power Facility in Cleveland, Ohio to see what happens when a bowling ball and a feather are dropped together under the conditions of outer space. Spoiler alert: they fall at the same speed!
The experiment is delighting people worldwide. As Luke Tunmer wrote: “It’s great to see even the seasoned engineers and scientist get a kick out of confirming something that they’ve know for so long. Boys with one huge and expensive toy!”