How do you find the mass of an object while in microgravity? Scientists must do it all the time when they're in space because they do so many experiments, but for something like a triple beam balance to work, there would have to be some gravity. Thanks for your help!

-strategicman

Dont they use centrifuges? I have no idea, thats just something i came across in a scifi book.

They measure an object's resistance to acceleration.

Yep, basically they use the good old physics equation Force = Mass x Acceleration. So, apply a force, observe the accelearation, and you can find the mass.

Oh yeah, F=ma...I can never remember the obvious...:smacks forehead: