ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

European Low Gravity Research Association

The European Low Gravity Research Association (ELGRA) is a group of people who like to study how things behave when they're in a place where there's not much gravity. You know how everything on Earth gets pulled down towards the ground by something called gravity? Well, in space or places where there's not much atmosphere, there's much less of this pull. This makes things act differently than they would on Earth.

ELGRA helps people who study things like biology, chemistry, and physics understand how these things work in low gravity environments. Scientists can use special machines to create these environments, like the machines you see in movies with astronauts floating around. They can then study how seeds grow, how liquids move, and how people behave. This helps them learn new things about how our world works and how we can take advantage of low gravity environments to make new discoveries.

ELGRA helps these scientists study these things by helping them get the funds they need to do their research, and by organizing conferences where they can share their findings with each other. They also help students and young scientists who are just starting out in these fields get the training they need to join this exciting and important area of scientific research.