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

The Daily Northwestern


A view of the Martian surface as captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover on July 24, 2013. A team of researchers at Northwestern are working to build a predictive model of group behavior to help NASA assemble a team for a three-year mission to Mars

NU aids NASA Mars mission using communication science

February 25, 2019

Cooperation is key in space, and Northwestern professors are helping NASA identify important traits for successful teamwork in anticipation of an upcoming Mars expedition. To help NASA assemble a team...

The 3D printer used by the Martian 3Design team to create the model of the Mars habitat. The team placed fifth in the first round of the NASA challenge.

Northwestern researchers build toward 3D-printable habitat on Mars

January 27, 2019

As NASA prepares to send its first batch of astronauts to Mars, it issued a challenge to the public: find a way to build a livable habitat on the red planet. There was a caveat — the facility needs to...

The government shutdown has not impacted Northwestern’s federal research funding but could if significantly prolonged, said Jay Walsh, vice president for research.

Has the shutdown affected Northwestern’s federal research funding? Not yet

January 10, 2019

Despite the government shutdown entering its 20th day, it has not yet impacted Northwestern’s federal research funding, said Jay Walsh, vice president for research. The partial government shutdown...

An NUSTARS team is one of three finalists chosen to launch its rocket from NASA’s Houston Space Center next month. The team’s rocket was judged on creativity, design and execution, a Bayer news release said.

Northwestern team seeks Guinness World Record, to launch Alka-Seltzer rocket from NASA center

October 23, 2017

Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society is now one step closer to setting a Guinness World Record. The group will travel to NASA’s Houston Space Center next month for the Bayer-Big...

Dion-Kirschner: Lessons from scientists’ search for exoplanets

March 30, 2017

On Feb. 22, NASA announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized exoplanets. Researchers believe all of the seven planets in the planetary system TRAPPIST-1 are rocky planets like Earth, rather than gaseous...

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