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Satellite bigger than piano crashing to Earth soon

Satellite bigger than piano crashing to Earth soon

By Dean Murray A satellite larger than a grand piano is expected to crash to Earth this week. NASA’s Van Allen Probe A is expected to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere eight years earlier than expected. The space agency said much of the 1,323-pound spacecraft would burn

Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first time

Rocket re-entry pollution measured in atmosphere for first time

When part of a SpaceX rocket re-entered Earth's atmosphere exactly a year ago, it created a spectacuglar fireball that streaked across Europe's skies, delighting stargazers and sending a team of scientists rushing towards their instruments. The German team managed to measure the pollution the rocket&

Climate Week returns for a fifth semester

Climate Week is back at MSU, allowing students to learn more about climate change and the science behind it. This event series originated on campus in April 2023 through collaboration between the Campus Climate Coalition (CCC) and the faculty-led Climate Solutions Group. Now in its fifth consecutive semester, Climate

IT-SPINS; it enters orbit

While numerous experiments occur on our home planet, MSU’s Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) has focused its experiments beyond Earth’s surface with its new satellite. On Saturday, Feb. 20, a bread loaf-sized satellite referred to as IT-SPINS, designed and built by MSU, launched aboard a

AstroWeekly: The power of Zuck

AstroWeekly: The power of Zuck

I had the opportunity a few summers ago to spend an afternoon with Mark Zuckerburg. As the founder and CEO of Facebook, he has ultimate control over what has become a cornerstone of civilization and the modern world as we know it: social media. Whether social media is a good