Other hot topics in space exploration are robotic spacecraft and human spaceflight. Now private companies have stepped up to lead the game after the conventional space race between the two ...

In our daily environment, we encounter matter in three different states: solid, liquid, and gas. In space, a fourth state of matter exists: the plasma state. Plasma is like a gas, with individual ...

Hovde Dean, College of Science. The symposium featured an engaging lineup of speakers addressing a wide array of critical topics in space exploration, with a focus on Mars and both human and robotic ...

While months-long trips to space aren't uncommon, what made Wilmore and Williams' situation unique was that the pair were only supposed to be at the ISS for eight days; but they ended up staying there ...

Please Note: Some course numbers are associated with special topics, only the titles listed below will count towards Space Minor approved classes. These classes have been marked with an tilde (~).

These well-regarded universities have shown strength in producing research related to a number of topics in the field of space science. Students in this field study topics including astronomy and ...

Two NASA astronauts are expected to come home this month after being stranded in space since June. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams were originally scheduled for an eight-day mission, but their ...