Chinese astronaut conduct a spherical flame experiment during an orbit to ground space lecture using a match and a candle. Note: Video is in Mandarin - No translation available. Credit: China Central ...

Lighting a match is a simple task on Earth, but aboard the Chinese Tiangong space station, this act has revealed astonishing insights into how flames behave in microgravity. Recent experiments ...

With a match flame, it's direction that's lacking. “Normally,” he said, “when you have a match burning, it’s heating up the air next to it. The flame within is rising, as the cold air gets ...