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UCF planetary scientist Kerri Donaldson Hanna is part of the NASA mission that will create high-resolution maps of water ice on the moon, which will be crucial for future space exploration.

What exactly does it take to pull off the Space Game every year? A lot of planning and a little bit of stardust.

A $110,000 grant will help prepare middle school career and workforce education teachers to incorporate exploration of space careers into curriculum in their classrooms.

Studying these signals can provide a better understanding of the early universe and of the sources of the gravitational waves, such as the movement of massive black holes merging in the center of distant galaxies.

Meet three UCF alums helping to send Artemis 2 astronauts on a round-trip mission to the moon.

The NSTGRO is a highly competitive award given to students with the potential to support NASA’s goal of developing new technologies to further the nation’s science, space exploration and economic future.

The temperature is so hot that it would tear most water molecules apart, and the researchers say detecting the remaining water that survived speaks to the extraordinary sensitivity of the James Webb Space Telescope.

Funded by the NASA Human Research Program the project will examine motion sickness, sleep disturbance, changes to cognitive function, eye and brain health, and more.

The findings are critical for planning the flyby of the asteroid and give more insight into the role small debris and collisions play in forming the solar system.