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Wednesday June 3, 2026
University of Florida researchers are exploring how lasers could help astronauts build structures on the moon using materials already available there, including lunar soil transformed into glass. The work, led […]
Wednesday May 6, 2026
What does it feel like to leave Earth behind while carrying the weight of years of research into orbit? A new documentary airing on PBS brings viewers closer than ever […]
Thursday 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 […]
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 […]
Tuesday 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 […]
Tuesday 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 […]
Thursday 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 […]
Friday 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 […]
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 […]
