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A year after liftoff: UF scientist reflects on historic space flight and the future of biology beyond Earth

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 […]
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University of Florida Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Swiss Partners to Advance In-Space Research and Workforce Development

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 […]
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UF plant biologist Anna-Lisa Paul receives SURA’s Distinguished Scientist Award

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 […]
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UF Ph.D. student trains Air Force cadets in synthetic biology for spaceflight research

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 […]
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Young magmas on the moon came from much shallower depths than previously thought, new study finds

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 […]
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UF doctor bridges medicine, engineering for human spaceflight through VAST space experience

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 […]
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Robotic hands are the next frontier in astronaut safety

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 […]
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UF engineering team tackles spaceflight fuel challenge in zero-gravity experiment

Wednesday July 16, 2025

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 […]
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Forecasting the final frontier: How research prepares U.S. for the next solar storm

Wednesday July 16, 2025

Just 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 […]
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C-STARS Looks to the Future, Building the Low-Earth Orbit Economy

Tuesday April 29, 2025

LAKE NONA, Fla. — Representatives from four Florida universities, including Florida Institute of Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and the University of Florida as the lead […]
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Unraveling the mysteries of dark energy at UF

Monday April 28, 2025

As the universe expands faster and farther, so too does our understanding of the forces governing its growth. One of modern astronomy’s most profound mysteries is dark energy, an enigmatic […]
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The health challenges astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams face after 9 months in space

Tuesday April 22, 2025

On June 5, 2024, astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams embarked on a brief mission to the International Space Station. But equipment failures turned what was supposed to be an […]
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Two astronauts stuck in space for 9 months have returned to Earth

Tuesday April 15, 2025

After spending more than nine months orbiting Earth, two U.S. astronauts finally returned home on March 18, splashing down at 5:57 p.m. EDT off Florida’s Gulf coast. Suni Williams and […]
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Hey Florida! Want to go to Mars? Here’s what it will do to your body

Friday April 11, 2025

The president is eager “to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars.” Would you sign up for that mission? What would happen to your body in the three years you […]
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UF Space Researchers Explore How Microbes Can Help Make Essential Products in Space

Tuesday February 18, 2025

A new experiment that launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on November 4th, 2024, and returned on December 17th, 2024, explored how microbes can help produce useful materials like […]
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