Thursday 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), […]
Tuesday 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 […]
Wednesday 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 […]
Tuesday 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 […]
Tuesday October 7, 2025
Astronauts traveling to Mars will face many challenges, but one of the most serious is muscle loss during long space missions. A new study led by University of Florida researcher Siobhan […]
Monday September 29, 2025
New Astraeus Space Institute director discusses upcoming Space Days, recent milestones For UF students and faculty, the frontier of space science has never been closer to home. UF’s Astraeus Space […]
Tuesday September 16, 2025
Rachael Seidler, a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology who focuses on astronaut health, has been named director of the University of Florida Astraeus Space Institute. “Dr. Seidler has proven […]
Friday August 29, 2025
One year after his pioneering flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, University of Florida space biologist Rob Ferl, Ph.D., is still processing what it meant — not just for his […]
Friday August 15, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 15, 2025 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The University of Florida (UF), through a coalition of space-focused initiatives including the Astraeus Space Institute, the In-Space Biomanufacturing Innovation Hub […]
Thursday August 14, 2025
University of Florida plant molecular biologist Anna-Lisa Paul has been named a recipient of the Southeastern Universities Research Association’s (SURA) 2025 Distinguished Scientist Award, recognizing her groundbreaking contributions to space […]
Tuesday August 12, 2025
Hannah Roberts, a Ph.D. student conducting research in the University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, recently represented UF in a prestigious collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Academy and […]
Wednesday July 30, 2025
New 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 […]
Saturday July 26, 2025
Peter 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 […]
Wednesday July 16, 2025
Drifting 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 […]
A 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 […]
