NewSpace News
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ASU joins UC3 coalition to tackle climate change issuesFebruary 6, 201813 leading universities will work to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future
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What the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch means for the future of space travelFebruary 6, 2018When will we be able to weekend on the moon? ASU professor has some insights
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ASU student payloads selected to fly on Blue Origin space vehicleJanuary 25, 2018Three Arizona State University student-led payload projects have been selected to launch into space on Blue Origin’s "New Shepard" space vehicle later this year.
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Tempe evolves into a hotbed for the space industryNovember 13, 2017The cosmos is billions of years old. But the idea of exploring the unknown, infinite universe beyond Earth’s orbit from Tempe is much, much younger. Arizona State University has been...
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LunaH-Map will reveal details about ice deposits on the moonOctober 29, 2017The new ASU CubeSat mission breaks new ground for the University's forays into space
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ASU NewSpace Special Colloquium with Planet Co-Founder and CEO, Will MarshallSeptember 25, 2017
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Overview: Stories in the StratosphereAugust 30, 2017A collection of science fiction stories, art, and speculative timelines exploring the near future of the stratosphere created by Arizona State University Center for Science and the Imagination.
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ASU NewSpace Director Jim Bell on the challenges to be solved before humans live in deep spaceJuly 31, 2017As NASA takes steps toward moon-orbiting outpost, Dr. Jim Bell talks about how it differs from living on the International Space Station.
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ASU Celebrates Moon DayJuly 20, 2017There are many reasons to get excited about the Lunar research at ASU.
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ASU NewSpace Director of Projects, Prof. Craig Hardgrove's LunaH Map passes CDRJuly 18, 2017School of Earth and Space Exploration and ASU NewSpace Director of Projects, Assistant Professor Craig Hardgrove and his team have successfully passed their Critical Design Review (CDR) for their LunaH...
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New virtual approach to science in spaceJune 21, 2017ASU professor and colleagues suggest a new approach to scientific exploration that they call exploration telepresence
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Taking the pulse of an ocean worldMay 9, 2017An ASU-designed 'planetary stethoscope' could help us find out what lies in Europa's global ocean.
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ASU’s open-source 'library of the stars' to be enhanced by NSF grantApril 28, 2017Stars are the most commonly observed objects in the universe. Now, with a new $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers at Arizona State University will...
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NASA selects ASU’s ShadowCam for moon missionApril 28, 2017Instrument from Mark Robinson of School of Earth and Space Exploration and Malin Space Science Systems will explore permanently shadowed regions
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An ASU Space CelebrationApril 19, 2017Scientists, Fans gather in Tempe to explore the Lucy, Psyche missions and the role the university plays in each
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Exploring the Milky Way's star factories with GUSTOApril 18, 2017An ASU astronomer is helping design and build new balloon-borne observatory to explore how stars and solar systems form
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ASU center studies solar system's history through meteorites, partners with NASAApril 13, 2017Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies looks for clues about the formation of the solar system by studying the characteristics of meteorites.
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The search for life in the universe to be focus of national conference in AprilApril 5, 2017For the first time, Arizona will be hosting the nationally recognized Astrobiology Science Conference (AbSciCon), bringing together scientists from across the country to report on new discoveries and to...
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ASU postdoc awarded prestigious NSF astronomy and astrophysics fellowshipMarch 27, 2017School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) postdoctoral researcher Adam Beardsley has recently won the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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ASU to showcase NASA digital learning project at national conferenceMarch 21, 2017Infiniscope makes NASA science content accessible, interactive for all ages
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TEDxASU event to showcase 'Innovation Worth Sharing'March 20, 2017ASU faculty, students to share their ideas and new ways of looking at issues in hopes of sparking inspiration in the audience
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ASU techies create 3-D model of mysterious, metal asteroid PsycheMarch 15, 2017NASA mission seeks to explore what scientists believe is the core of a failed planet
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ASU students compete for a journey to the moonMarch 10, 2017Sun Devils working with teammates on the other side of the globe for a chance to induce photosynthesis on our lunar neighbor
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Going behind 'Hidden Figures'March 3, 2017ASU Piper center hosts author Margot Lee Shetterly, who will speak on the women featured in the new Oscar-nominated film
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ASU experts weigh in on discovery of warm, rocky 'Earth-like' planetsFebruary 22, 2017The discovery of seven warm, rocky “Earth-like” planets orbiting a star 39 light-years away has created new opportunities for science, according to the lead researcher of the NASA study...
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Behind-the-scenes peek: How to build a deep-space instrument for NASA missionFebruary 22, 2017PBS to air documentary Friday about 1st space instrument to be built entirely at ASU, now on its way to asteroid Bennu
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ASU search for water on moon seeks important answersJanuary 17, 2017Researcher Craig Hardgrove explains science behind NASA mission that marked university as major player in space exploration
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Ceres: The tiny world where volcanoes erupt iceSeptember 1, 2016ASU scientist investigates how volcanic activity has reshaped the face of Ceres
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Here's looking at you, MarsMay 19, 2016New image of Red Planet a high point in ASU professor's long involvement with global monitoring of our solar-system neighbor
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NASA selects ASU undergraduate 'CubeSat' project to measure Phoenix urban heat islandsMay 6, 2016NASA has selected an Arizona State University undergraduate student team for a $200,000 grant to conduct hands-on flight research, through its NASA Space Grant Undergraduate Student Instrument Program (USIP).
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Authentic science through high school astronomyApril 19, 2016What might high school students do when they get their hands on at $300M Mars spacecraft? The question expanded. What does happen when you take a NASA spacecraft currently in...
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Symposium envisions golden age of space travelApril 17, 2016Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, who also heads private space firm Blue Origin, compared the advent of reusable rockets to the Internet and the national highway system, opening the door...
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ASU Mars camera celebrates 15 years of discoveries at Red PlanetApril 5, 2016This week 15 years ago, NASA launched a spacecraft with the name 2001 Mars Odyssey, and onboard was the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), a multi-wavelength camera designed at...
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Opening the universe to everyoneMarch 28, 2016ASU wins $10M NASA grant to develop education courseware with aim to create critical thinkers both near and far.
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ASU professor’s ‘solar exposure’March 16, 2016Event draws a VIP crowd to an ASU engineer and his new technology.
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ASU satellite to search for outer-space threatsMarch 10, 2016Air Force's SWIMSat, to be designed and built by ASU students, will monitor meteor strikes and solar plasma eruptions.
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Lunar love: When science meets artistryFebruary 24, 2016ASU professor hopes Smithsonian exhibition of LROC team's striking images gets people excited about returning to the moon.
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The dangers we face from meteorites — or notFebruary 18, 2016ASU Center for Meteorite Studies curator sets record straight on space-rock odds, their characteristics — and the incident in India.
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Eureka! Scientists prove Einstein's theory of relativityFebruary 11, 2016ASU's Krauss hails discovery, which he predicted, as important as the invention of the telescope.
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Becoming a Martian: What we need to do to get to the Red PlanetFebruary 5, 2016ASU’s top Mars experts and NASA officials met at the university to discuss what needs to be taught to get next generation to Mars.
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Planet jackpotJanuary 25, 2016Best time to view five-planet alignment is yet to come, according to ASU scientist — who shares why Arizona is such a top spot for stargazing.
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The Mysterious Planet NineJanuary 21, 2016ASU astrophysicist discusses what is known — and what isn't — about our possible new neighbor, and why we never noticed it before.
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Ground Control to (insert your name here)January 14, 2016ASU astronaut coaching session brings hopefuls with stars in their eyes
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Narrowing gap between man and machineJanuary 12, 2016ASU engineer exploring new frontiers in human-robot collaborations.
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2-D materials potential powerhouses for tech advancesJanuary 7, 2016ASU scientist to explore how materials' imperfections are a strength, not a weakness.
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Enhancing solar energy harvesting by minimizing heat lossDecember 28, 2015The fast-depleting reserves of conventional energy sources and ever-changing environmental impacts have resulted in an urgent need for high-efficiency renewable energy sources and energy-saving materials.
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Shooting for the moon: ASU lunar camera chief shares what's aheadDecember 24, 2015Professor Mark Robinson shares what it took to take dramatic new Earth photo, new discoveries and what is to come.
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Hunting alien worldsDecember 23, 2015ASU astrophysicist an expert on the search for another Earth.
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ASU cameras capture spectacular new image of EarthDecember 18, 2015Moon scientists photograph Earth rising over craterscape via NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
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Controlling a robot swarmDecember 18, 2015Strides in robotics earn ASU engineer international spotlight.
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Deep freeze puts the squeeze on dwarf planet CeresDecember 16, 2015ASU scientists have explanation for fresh spots on ancient surface
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The future of our place in spaceDecember 7, 2015Science celeb Bill Nye visits ASU to share his views on a "bright" future outside Earth.
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Exiled exoplanet possibly kicked out of star’s local neighborhoodDecember 1, 2015A planet discovered last year sitting at an unusually large distance from its star — 16 times farther than Pluto is from the sun — may have been kicked...
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How to build a spacecraft: The beginningNovember 23, 2015ASU team starts complex process of designing CubeSat that will orbit the moon.
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Forged in the hearts of starsNovember 16, 2015ASU researchers to study what elements are created by exploding stars.
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How a university went into space: ASU's storyAugust 26, 2015Only 30 institutions in the United States can build spacecraft. Only seven build interplanetary spacecraft that leave Earth’s orbit. Arizona State University is one of them.
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NewSpace Initiative connects ASU with space industryMay 18, 2015The next big thing in space research is small.
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President Bell's Remarks at the Space Committe on Science, Space and TechnologySeptember 10, 2014(This is the statement by Dr. James F. Bell, President of The Planetary Society & Professor at Arizona State University before the Subcommittee on Space Committee on Science, Space,...
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Rethinking space science, exploration to help solve global problemsApril 7, 2014Could a paradigm shift in space science and exploration that aligns businesses with research universities lead to new mining resources, a cure for cancer or even world peace? Arizona State...
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Lots of Meetings But No Unified Message on Future Space ExplorationNovember 17, 2013Four meetings in Washington, D.C. over this past week addressed the future of space exploration, but no unified message emerged. There was a focus on the role of the...
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Success of 'New Space' era hinges on public's interestNovember 15, 2013Capturing the public’s interest is a key component for “New Space,” where commercial companies are filling in some of the roles that had been traditionally played by NASA, and...
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Panel to discuss forging university-business ties to promote future of spaceNovember 15, 2013How do academic and commercial stakeholders join forces to promote space science and exploration in the immediate future and decades to come? An expert panel of astronauts, scientists, commercial...
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Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes Arizona State University, Near Space Corporation, and QwaltecAugust 9, 2012Washington, D.C. – The Commercial Spaceflight Federation is pleased to announce the addition of three new Associate Members: Arizona State University, Near Space Corporation, and Qwaltec. “The private spaceflight sector...
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