Nearly 200 university researchers and representatives of the space industry gathered Tuesday (4/21) at the Kennedy Space Center to launch the next phase of the Florida Space Research Consortium (FSRC), a statewide partnership designed to align Florida’s universities around space research, innovation and workforce development.

As millions watched Artemis II lift off from Kennedy Space Center, USF scientists remained on the ground, capturing rare seismic and infrasound data—insights that inform launch impacts on Earth.

A NASA dual-rocket launch scheduled this month will explore the northern lights, whose sky-spanning colors have recently made a stunningly extensive appearance. Researchers from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University and eight other institutions are collaborating on the mission, which aims to advance the understanding of what occurs in Earth’s upper atmosphere during the aurora borealis.

With damaging strikes by accumulating space debris a serious threat to space missions and exploration, Embry‑Riddle researchers are developing a mechanism that can snag the debris with nets and tow it toward Earth’s atmosphere to burn up on reentry.

Researcher Phil Metzger prepares for the first real-world test of lunar dust theory that could have implications for activities being planned on the moon’s surface.

The finding could potentially reshape how scientists think about microbial survival on spacecraft and the challenges of preventing contamination during missions to 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.

When the ESCAPADE mission blasts off toward Mars, instruments designed and built by Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students will be on board — ready to probe the red planet’s atmosphere and uncover how solar storms and space weather impact it, thus helping to unravel Mars’ planetary evolution history and possibly paving the way for the first […]

UF’s contribution focuses on testing the resilience and performance of next-generation photonic semiconductor technologies in space, a step toward developing faster, more efficient computing systems capable of withstanding extreme conditions.

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