UCF Professor Part of Team Awarded the Sir Arthur Clarke Award The award, named after the British science fiction writer and futurist, is one of the most prestigious space-exploration awards in the world.
For Those Who Dream of Space, UCF is the Place In honor of the 50th anniversary of the country’s historic Apollo 11 mission, UCF takes a look back, and a look forward, at its role in America’s space program.
UCF Researchers Prospecting for Mining-Outpost Site on Moon UCF researchers are working with California aerospace company TransAstra Corp. to study an economical way to mine the plentiful supply of ice in the polar regions of the moon.
New Explanation for Mars Clay May Provide Clues for Future Exploration Options A study published today in Nature provides a new explanation for how clay formed on Mars, which could help scientists and engineers figure out how…
UCF Making a Name for Itself in the World of Planetary Science UCF has diligently and methodically been making a name for itself in the world of planetary exploration, and it’s beginning to pay off in big…
Professor’s Research Part of First Mission to Trojan Asteroids University of Central Florida Physics Professor Dan Britt will help explore some of the oldest asteroids in the solar system thanks to a new NASA…
UCF in CLASS of Its Own Studying Space UCF has diligently and methodically been making a name for itself in the world of planetary exploration, and it’s beginning to pay off in big…
UCF and the Next Space Frontier: Making the Case for Mars Many feared the United States’ role in space exploration was over after an accident took the lives of a second space shuttle crew in 2003.…
UCF Physics Professor Named to NASA Mission, Lands Grant for Space Mining UCF physics professor Dan Britt has been named to the New Horizons mission team as the spacecraft heads to the Kuiper Belt. He’s also just…
UCF Grad Student Picked to Study at Vatican Observatory A University of Central Florida graduate student is one of only 25 people worldwide selected to attend a prestigious summer school in astrophysics at the…
