space News

UCF Physics Professor Lauren McKeown and colleagues are studying a spider-like formation on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to understand how it formed and what it reveals about subsurface brine pools and potential habitability.

The awards debuted during UCF Space Week to recognize talent and contributions that are fueling the future of space.

Funded by NASA, the research leveraged immersive technologies and insights across disciplines to examine trust dynamics between humans and machines, ensuring safety and success for future space exploration.

Through participation in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, new curriculum and industry connections, UCF students are developing solutions to challenges with living in space.

This year’s annual event takes inspiration from the UCF HyperSpace Center’s large-scale hypersonic wind tunnel, which launches later this month to advance hypersonic travel and space propulsion research worldwide.

The interdisciplinary program will prepare STEM students for in-demand scientific careers in data, physical, geological, and atmospheric fields across government agencies, the private sector, and academic and research institutions.

Physics Professor Viatcheslav Kokoouline is investigating the dissociative recombination of D2H+ ions to understand how stars form, the origins of water and life in the universe, and potential technological applications.

From microscopic dust collected by spacecrafts to meteorites that land on Earth, UCF Associate Professor of Physics Ryan Ogliore is studying rocks from space to uncover the history of our solar system and the universe beyond.

Cassie Todd ’14 has her signature all over some of the most advanced satellite technology that’s making a positive impact on our world from far, far away.