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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


Biology Prof. Fred Turek discusses the scientific research conducted on astronaut Scott Kelly and his twin brother at a party for the former’s return to Earth Tuesday. Northwestern investigators, whose research focused on bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract, made up one of 10 research teams studying the twins to determine the effects of space travel on human biology.

Astronaut Scott Kelly returns home from longest American space trip, studied by Northwestern

March 2, 2016

After nearly a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly came back to Earth Tuesday night, an event Northwestern researchers and students celebrated with a homecoming party as they watched a live video feed...

Folmsbee: NASA does more than just find water on Mars

Folmsbee: NASA does more than just find water on Mars

October 6, 2015

Last week, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration delivered a press release detailing the very exciting news that it has discovered evidence of liquid water on Mars. On the one hand, this kind...

Astronaut Scott Kelly lounges inside a Soyuz simulator. Kelly went into space in March and will become the first American to stay at the International Space Station for more than 215 days.

Astronaut Scott Kelly reaches six-month mark in historic expedition monitored by Northwestern

September 24, 2015

A Northwestern research team observing two twins — one spending a year at the International Space Station while the other stays on Earth — in a study of long-term stay in space, will reach the six-month...

Stoimenoff: Ted Cruz a danger to social progress

Stoimenoff: Ted Cruz a danger to social progress

April 6, 2015

In a recent video, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who announced he will run for President in the 2016 election, compared himself to Galileo and likened today’s climate change activists to people of the 1500s...

Northwestern researchers will study the effects of living in space for a year by studying a set of twins. Scott Kelly (left) will spend a year in space while his twin brother, Mark Kelly (right), remains on Earth.

Northwestern leads research on effects of long-term stay in space

March 31, 2015

Northwestern is leading a team of researchers to study the impact of living in space by observing two twins — one who will spend a year at the International Space Station while the other stays on Earth. The...

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