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MSU research team partners with NASA to send computer to the Moon

MSU research team partners with NASA to send computer to the Moon

Over the last 12 years, MSU students and faculty have been designing, building and testing a computer aimed to better handle radiation-related disruptions in space. This spring, the computer will be shipped off to NASA, which will take it to the moon in 2023 aboard the XL-1 Lander

Will We WIn? Space Race Among Billionaires

NASA was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on April 2, 1958, in response to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, succeeding in the space domain. At that time, Eisenhower felt it was necessary for the United States to win the space race

Rise of the New Space Race

Rise of the New Space Race

Since man’s first steps on the moon, the mystery and thrill of space has filled the hearts of millions. This unbelievable innovation in exploration changed the way the world understood travel, technology and the dynamics of the solar system. This achievement also created cutting edge scientific advancements, revitalized patriotism

Student capstone project helps NASA

A team of students studying mechanical engineering at MSU invented and designed a device that will help NASA study microbial buildup in water pipes. On NASA’s International Space Station microbial buildup prevents plumbing from working properly. To properly analyze the problem and develop a solution, researchers needed a way

MSU receives NASA grant to study black holes

MSU astrophysicist Amy Reines has been awarded a grant from NASA to search for the origin of supermassive black holes. The three-year, $750,000 NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Grant (EPSCoR), will provide Reines with funding and support to continue her research into black holes, a subject

The Green New Deal: Promises Without Power

Montanans cherish their cold smoke powder, ice-skating and snowmobiling, and climate change could mean a fundamental change in the quality of our world-class winter. NASA believes the magnitude at which climate change continues depends largely on the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, as well as

Captain Scott Kelly's speech soars above the rest

It is easy to forget the failures that lie behind every accomplishment. It is easy to assume that the people we admire found their success without trial, that they sprang into existence fully formed and free from the need to stumble before they could run. Listening to Captain Scott Kelly