Month: July 2025
Young magmas on the moon came from much shallower depths than previously thought, new study finds
July 30, 2025New research on the rocks collected by China’s Chang’e 5 mission is rewriting our understanding of how the moon cooled. Stephen Elardo, Ph.D., an assistant professor of Geological Sciences with […]
UF doctor bridges medicine, engineering for human spaceflight through VAST space experience
July 26, 2025Peter Alexandrov, M.D., a University of Florida emergency medicine physician and member of the Astraeus Space Institute, recently completed a two-month rotation with VAST, a private space company hoping to […]
Robotic hands are the next frontier in astronaut safety
July 16, 2025Drifting silently in the cramped quarters of a spacecraft millions of miles from Earth, an astronaut clutches their side, wincing at a sudden, unfamiliar pain. There’s no doctor onboard, no […]
UF engineering team tackles spaceflight fuel challenge in zero-gravity experiment
July 16, 2025A University of Florida engineering research team led by Jacob Chung, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and member of the Astraeus Space Institute, has successfully completed […]
Forecasting the final frontier: How research prepares U.S. for the next solar storm
July 16, 2025Just last month, a powerful solar storm lit up skies across the northern hemisphere, producing vivid auroras visible as far south as parts of the northern United States. But the […]