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Vandals In Space

Vandals In Space

From planning a trip to Mars to exploring the far reaches of our solar system, University of Idaho researchers are part of game-changing discoveries.

Eclipse

With the help of funds from the Idaho Space Grant Consortium, Moscow High students will stream live video of August's solar eclipse as it passes over Idaho. Learn more >

Craters

Postdoctoral researcher Deepak Dhingra is studying the moon to understand how impact craters shape planetary bodies in our solar system. Learn more >
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Water

Water resources professor Richard G. Allen received a grant to put water tracking software he developed on the International Space Station to monitor Earth's climate. Learn more >

Microgravity

Chemistry clinical assistant professor Kristopher Waynant has studied the effects of microgravity on advanced "smart skin" materials for spacecraft.
Mars Illustration

Earth-Like

Geology assistant professor Leslie Baker and her students use data collected by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to study minerals in the Columbia River Basin to understand the landscape of ancient Mars. The presence of certain clay minerals indicate that Mars was once much more Earth-like. Learn more >

Bacteria

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences researcher Andrzej Paszczynski is studying the bacteria likely to hitch a ride to Mars on spacecraft. Learn more >

Vision

Biological engineering assistant professor Bryn Martin is studying MRI images of astronauts’ eyes after long-duration space flight. Finding ways to prevent vision damage is key to a successful Mars mission. Learn more >

Methane Waves

Titan

Physics associate professor Jason Barnes is using Cassini data to study Titan, one of Saturn’s more than 60 moons. His discoveries include finding evidence of waves in Titan’s liquid methane seas. Learn more >

Surfing

Physics assistant professor Matthew Hedman is leading a team of student researchers in studying Saturn’s rings. His team uses Cassini data to study features such as wave patterns and gain a better understanding of how ring systems form and interact with planets. Learn more >
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Life

Enceladus

Doctoral student Shannon MacKenzie developed a concept mission to Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which was published in June 2016. The mission would explore the oceans on Enceladus for evidence of life. Learn more >
Uranus Illustration

Discovery

Last fall, doctoral student Rob Chancia used 30-year-old data gathered by Voyager 2 to find evidence of tiny, undiscovered moons orbiting Uranus. Learn more >

Fast Stars

Doctoral student John Ahlers has modeled how planets orbiting rapidly rotating stars may experience strange seasons. Fast-spinning stars are hotter at their poles, so a planet with a tilted orbit around such a star could experience wildly varying temperatures. Learn more >
Solar System Size Scale Illustration

*Planets depicted not to scale. Above illustration is actual scale.

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