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Is planetary defense PI in the sky?
October 14, 2021
Physicists propose a new method for defending the Earth against cosmic impacts.
A lunar honor for explorer Matthew Henson, thanks to a UCLA graduate student
September 30, 2021
A crater on the moon is now named for the Black Arctic explorer, whose achievements were played down in his lifetime.
Planet maven Shannon Curry takes over mission to Mars
September 16, 2021
At the age of 38, she is also one of the youngest principal investigators of any NASA mission.
Holding stellar nurseries in your hands
September 2, 2021
Nia Imara and her collaborators have created new, 3D-printed models that provide a deeper understanding of distant star formations.
Billionaires in the great beyond
July 22, 2021
Scientists weigh in on the first successful civilian trips to space, and the ethics of being a billion-dollar rocket man.
Space travel weakens our immune systems — now scientists may know why
July 8, 2021
As private citizens express interest in going to space, a late UCSF astronaut may have figured out an important riddle.
Cosmic dawn occurred 250 to 350 million years after Big Bang
June 24, 2021
The formation of the first stars occurred 250 to 350 million years after the beginning of the universe, according to new UC Santa Cruz research.
UC Riverside joins forces with NASA on missions to Venus
June 9, 2021
The trips hope to illuminate how Earth’s evil twin became uninhabitable.
One astronaut’s amazing Earth Day — getting ready to pilot a flight to the International Space Station
April 22, 2021
Alumna Megan McArthur to return to space as pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission, set to launch Friday, April 23.
Q&A: David Paige on the Feb. 18 Mars Perseverance landing
February 18, 2021
The UCLA planetary scientist is deputy principal investigator for one of the NASA rover’s experiments.