Babies will soon be born on the moon following the creation of a lunar city.
Babies will be born on the moon as a lunar city has been created
The 1,300-foot-tall building uses artificial gravity and is designed to complete a full circle every 20 seconds. It is set to be ready for humans to live on by 2050.
Project leader Professor Yosuke Yamashiki, from Kyoto University in Japan, says it is only a matter of time before the human race is able to live in outer space, on the Moon and on Mars.
The gravity will enable babies to be conceived and allow children to develop normally and ties in with NASA's plans to study sex in space.
Professor Yamashiki said: "Research on low gravity has been limited to maintaining adult bodies, and its effects on the birth and growth of children have not yet been studied.
"Without gravity, mammals may not be able to give birth successfully. Even if they were able to give birth, mammals would not be able to develop normally in low gravity.
"By living in the facility, human beings will be able to have children without anxiety and maintain a physical condition that allows them to return to Earth at any time."