Unexpected patterns in the solar wind
UCLA scientists invent new method to discover an unexpected pattern in the distribution of the magnetic field in the solar wind.
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How to define a planet
UCLA Professor proposes a new definition of planets with more specific criteria.
UCLA Undergraduate Student Team Wins NASA TechLeap Prize
Students in the Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Department are finalists in the NASA Techleap competition to build a universal interface to support payload integration onto various commercial suborbital vehicles, orbital platforms, and planetary landers
How to Study Water on the Moon
UCLA Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Professor Hao Cao wins grant from NASA to develop new technology for extended use on the lunar surface.
Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm
UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determines that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks
The Next Trillion Dollar Industry
As space exploration, science, and technology advances at an ever-faster rate, an entirely new economy, the space economy, has sprung up. In fact, by 2040 the space economy is projected to be the next trillion dollar industry. With that realization in mind, the UCLA Anderson Forecast, UCLA SPACE Institute, and the UCLA Division of Physical…