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How space-based sensors can detect nuclear activity

April 23, 2026

Researchers at the University of Florida are advancing new technologies to detect nuclear activity from space, positioning the university at the forefront of a rapidly evolving area of national security […]

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Mars rover detects never-before-seen organic compounds in new experiment

April 23, 2026

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules on Mars, including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on Earth. The findings, which come […]

One Hundred Years Ago: Robert H. Goddard & ‘Nell’

March 17, 2026

On the morning of March 16, 1926, Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882–1945), a Professor of Physics at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and his assistant Henry Sachs arrived at an isolated […]

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UF Astraeus faculty help shape national science strategy for human exploration of Mars

February 3, 2026

Two University of Florida faculty members with the Astraeus Space Institute played key leadership roles in a major National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report released in December that […]

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40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-61C mission

January 15, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s STS-61C mission Monday with a panel discussion on leadership, ethics and the future of […]

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UF researchers collaborate with NASA’s Deep Space Logistics team to reduce and repurpose mission waste

January 9, 2026

As the number of space missions continues to grow, with hundreds currently active, waste generated during missions has also increased. Cargo packaging materials such as foam and plastic are often […]

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Sixty Years Ago: Orbital Rendezvous

December 18, 2025

As the clock approached 10 AM EST on the morning of October 25, 1965, the crew of Gemini VI, Commander Walter M. “Wally” Schirra (1923–2007) and Pilot Thomas P. Stafford (1930–2024), […]

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The bacteria that won’t wake up: NASA discovers new bacteria “playing dead”

December 2, 2025

New research conducted on a NASA-discovered bacterium shows the microbe is capable of entering an extreme dormant state, essentially “playing dead” to survive in some of the cleanest environments on […]

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Men experience greater eye changes from spaceflight, while brain differences between sexes are subtle

October 29, 2025

A new study into how spaceflight impacts the human brain and eyes revealed notable sex differences in brain fluid shifts, with female astronauts showing a greater reduction in fluid around […]

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Fifty Years Ago: The First Images from the Surface of Another Planet

October 21, 2025

On October 20, 1975, 134 days after its June 8 launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Soviet space probe Venera 9 approached to within 1600 km of the surface of the […]