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Texas A&M Physics and Astronomy invites the community to expand its cosmic horizons this Saturday night at Simpson Drill Field.
A former astronaut details what that means for NASA, Boeing and the astronauts still up in space.
Former Colleague Of Boeing Starliner Astronauts Discusses Flight Test Return Status
Aug. 21, 2024 • 5 min. readTexas A&M Vice President and Galveston Campus Chief Operating Officer Michael Fossum, a former astronaut, explains how Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are spending their time on the International Space Station.
National Science Foundation Turns To Texas A&M To Protect Sensitive Research
July 25, 2024 • 5 min. readNSF-backed SECURE Center will support research security and international collaboration.
Texas A&M Astrophysicist Named To European Space Agency-NASA Science Team
July 1, 2024 • 3 min. readDr. Krista Smith will join fellow scientists in support of the LISA mission, an extraordinary effort to study gravitational waves in space.
A Texas A&M aerospace engineering student uses black soldier flies to grow pea plants in simulated Martian soil.
Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering have partnered with NASA Langley Research Center to design reflectors that redirect solar power to the moon’s craters.
Practice Makes Perfect: Teaching Robots To Walk On The Moon
April 3, 2024 • 5 min. readTexas A&M is one of six universities collaborating with NASA to teach dog-like robots to navigate on challenging surfaces to better prepare for planetary exploration.
NASA Selects Texas A&M As First Approved Exploration Park Facility
Feb. 16, 2024 • 4 min. readThe agreement allows the A&M System to support training, aeronautics research, advanced robotics and work on lunar and Martian exploration toward the development of a commercial space economy.
Texas A&M Astronomer Part Of Team That Discovered A New Source Of Star Dust
Feb. 13, 2024 • 5 min. readThe nature of cosmic dust has long been a mystery, but astronomers have identified the source of a lot of dust previously unaccounted for.