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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Red and orange bacteria floating on a yellow background.

Research paper suggests potential for bacteria survival below the surface of Mars

November 15, 2022

A new paper featuring Northwestern research comes closer to answering the age-old question asked by scientists, space enthusiasts and David Bowie alike: Is there life on Mars?  Chemistry Prof. Brian...

A photo of NU’s Technological Institute. The concrete building has multiple stairs leading up to the entrance. There are seven large visible windows in the image of the building and some give off a blue hue because of the lighting. There are some trees with green leaves and other trees with pink leaves present along the sides of the building. Multiple students walk to and from the building and are slightly blurry.

NU astrophysicists trace locations of intense radio blasts to galaxies’ spiral arms

May 23, 2021

Northwestern astrophysicists helped trace the locations of fast radio bursts to their origins using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, according to a University news release. In a new study, a team of...

Space flight can affect the bacteria in a mouse’s gut microbiome, which may have larger implications for human astronauts.

Space flight changes the gut microbiome, study finds

August 22, 2019

Bacteria in the gut microbiome can be affected by a lot of things, like dietary habits and physical health. Northwestern researchers have discovered space flight also belongs on that list. They analyzed...

Actors from Women of 4G, opening August 1 at The Factory Theater, perform a fight.

NU alums work on all-female sci-fi play, “Women of 4G”

July 29, 2019

Earlier this year, the first all-female spacewalk was canceled because NASA didn’t have enough space suits to fit the women. But in the fictional world of “Women of 4G,” which takes place 75 years...

Behind the Byline: Campus reporter Aaron Wang discusses NU researchers’ involvement with NASA

Behind the Byline: Campus reporter Aaron Wang discusses NU researchers’ involvement with NASA

February 28, 2019

Welcome to the latest episode of Behind the Byline, The Daily Northwestern’s weekly look inside our newsroom as we interview our staffers on the key stories they’re reporting on around campus and...

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