All space

A gray moon speckled with craters against a black background.

August 13, 2024

How did dome craters form on Jupiter’s moons? A UIC student may have found the answer 

PhD student Martina Caussi simulated the formation of dome craters on Ganymede and Callisto

October 2, 2019

UIC physicist suggests there may be a black hole in our solar system

Is Planet 9 really a new planet?

April 23, 2019

Engineering alumna working on Europa Clipper program at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

Alumna Annie McDonnell to work on spacecraft that will be sent to Jupiter’s moon

diagram of intestines with inset of microbiome

April 11, 2019

NASA Twins Study: A year in space has little effect on gut microbiome

UIC researchers find small, transient changes

Titan

November 29, 2018

UIC’s mission: To model life on Saturn’s moon in the lab

Modeling life on Titan in the lab

Mark and Scott Kelly

October 13, 2015

UIC researchers study gut feelings of identical twin astronauts

UIC part of NASA project examining impact of long-term stay in space