Above: Dr. Jim Bell is a professor and planetary scientist in the School of Earth & Space Exploration at Arizona State University, and the Principal Investigator for the Mars 2020 rover’s Mastcam-Z imaging system. He is also an author of popular science...
The new material could help construct lunar bases like the concept shown above using less energy than current additive manufacturing methods. Image credit: ESA PISCES is launching a new research project in materials science that will address some of the challenges of...
Above: An artist rendering shows the Orion spacecraft (left) approaching the orbital lunar gateway station—two key components in NASA’s new plan to return humans to the moon. NASA’s new Artemis program, the most ambitious space exploration effort to date, is on track...
Above: Twenty students from eight schools participated in a hands-on STEM class organized by The Success Factory featuring PISCES’ geology technician, Kyla Edison (pictured at center, wearing a lei). Credit: Gail Takaki/The Success Factory, creators of NexTech STEM...
Above: Fifteen Akamai program students working in East Hawai‘i finished their eight-week summer projects with a series of visual presentations at the 2019 Akamai Symposium on Aug. 14 in Hilo. More than a dozen students presented the results of their work in the Akamai...
Above: A ground prototype of the LIFE inflatable habitat, fully pressurized. Credit: Sierra Nevada Corporation An inflatable habitat designed for short- and long-duration space missions was tested last month by astronauts at NASA’s Johnson Space Center to assess its...
