Robotnaut 2. Credit: NASA/JSC by Angelina Carlson Space exploration has helped us grow human knowledge and drive innovation in science and technology. Even though much of space discovery happens far from Earth, the technologies we develop to enter and survive in space...
Makua Lani student Lynelle Yadao-Ellazar working on a prototype lunar chair. Credit: Makua Lani Christian Academy Three young women at a Kailua-Kona high school participating in NASA’s HUNCH program will present a prototype lunar chair they designed to...
The Artemis III spacesuit prototype. Credit: Axiom Space Axiom Space, the company selected by NASA to develop modern spacesuits for the Artemis III lunar mission, has unveiled a new prototype design that moon walkers will wear during the first human expedition to the...
Can smart phones and smart watches keep astronauts healthier in space? University of Hawaiʻi researchers have partnered with NASA to find out. John Shepard of the UH Cancer Center and his team will measure astronautsʻ body shape and mass during the Polaris Dawn human...
Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have discovered a way to synthetically make building blocks for DNA and RNA under the extreme conditions of deep space. The team blasted interstellar analog ices made of ammonia and methylamine with a laser to simulate...
Above: The European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite captured this composite image of the eruption shortly after it began. Credit: ESA As you’re probably well aware, Mauna Loa awakened on Nov. 27, spewing lava from Moku’āweoweo summit...
