Space exploration

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Science and technology

How one professor re-creates the extreme interiors of planets in an ASU lab

Image of green plant sprouting out of red tinted soil

Science and technology

What will it take to grow food on Mars?

November 07, 2022

Graphic illustration of a mixture of gray, pyramid-like structures and blue and yellow spheres, representing minerals found in Earth's lower mantle.

Science and technology

ASU researchers discover new mineralogy of the deep Earth

October 19, 2022

ASU alum Wendy Caldwell stands smiling, with arms folded in front of a digital rendering of an asteroid.

Science and technology

ASU math alumna models high-velocity impact for NASA's DART mission

October 18, 2022

Blue planet with clouds, seen from space.

Science and technology

A hydrogen-rich first atmosphere for Mars inferred from clays on its surface

October 18, 2022

Graphic illustration showing asteroid building blocks, water, a solar nebular magnetic field and a magnetized asteroid.

Science and technology

ASU researchers piece together the story of planetesimal formation through magnetism

October 13, 2022

Woman speaking to moderator on stage

Science and technology

Coleman: The space industry needs diversity to succeed

October 06, 2022

The majority of the image shows the black background of space. Two large, very bright galaxies dominate the center of the image. The elliptical galaxy at left is extremely bright at its circular core, with dimmer white light extending to its transparent c

Science and technology

Webb images reveal interstellar discovery

October 05, 2022

A crowd of people mingle in the ornate lobby of the Herald Examiner building in LA

Law, journalism and politics

ASU celebrates opening of California Center with series of events

October 03, 2022

Smiling woman in a NASA space suit sitting in an office surrounded by space-themed paraphernalia.

Science and technology

1st Black woman to pilot a US spacecraft lands new position at ASU

September 30, 2022

Pieces of cubic boron nitride

Science and technology

Materials matter

September 15, 2022