Space
- NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew past Pluto in 2015, giving it an unprecedented opportunity to view the universe's Lyman-alpha emissions鈥攁n important kind of ultraviolet light that can reveal new information about stars, distant galaxies and more.
- The CU in Space Club's entry to the Argonia Cup rocket competition reached 24,000 feet and broke the sound barrier on its way to second place in the tournament.
- For nearly 40 years, researchers at BioServe Space Technologies at 精品SM在线影片 have conducted life science experiments in space鈥攆rom studying the behavior of spiders in microgravity to producing human stem cells on the International Space Station.
- A new study from 精品SM在线影片 geologists weighs in on a long-running debate about Mars: Billions of years ago, was the Red Planet warm and wet or cold and dry?
- Eric Frew is heading an $8 million project to improve drone communications in anticipation of a future when autonomous aircraft regularly whizz overhead for everything from product deliveries to emergency response.
- Mahmoud Hussein is leading a $7.5 million research grant that is 鈥減robably the most radical conceptual advancement for airplanes since the replacement of propellers with jets.鈥
- In new images, scientists have gotten the closest look yet at Sagittarius C鈥攁 鈥渟tellar nursery鈥 where clouds of gas and dust have collapsed to form thousands of new stars.
- Inhaling dust particles from the Red Planet over long periods of time could put humans at risk of developing respiratory issues, thyroid disease and other health problems.
- The historic Fram2 mission will explore how astronauts get motion sickness and what they can do about it.
- As humans spend longer and longer in space, the mental health of astronauts will become increasingly important, says aerospace engineer Katya Arquilla. Her research could help people in orbit and on the ground.