September 29, 2023
What can we discover about phenomena on Earth when soaring approximately 250 miles above our planet’s surface? As you will...
It’s 10 p.m., and researchers and students excitedly gather inside a lab at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New...
December 23, 2019
I am very excited to introduce this special issue of Upward to you, as its focus is on materials research in space. My work at...
July 11, 2019
Humankind has made incredible technological advancements over the past two centuries. However, many of these advancements have...
March 26, 2018
Tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes and typhoons, are the most destructive natural forces on Earth—causing an...
November 27, 2017
Everything around you emits radiation—from the bananas in your kitchen, to cosmic rays from space, to the piece of paper (or...
October 27, 2017
The ISS National Lab is an outpost on the frontier of space. It is a point from which we can peer out into the undiscovered...
October 26, 2017
CASIS President and Executive Director Greg Johnson welcomes investigators from academic, commercial, and governmental...
October 25, 2017
In an era of increasing commercial innovation in space, many big-name companies are taking to the skies to explore how...
June 16, 2016
Our hands perform dozens, if not hundreds, of tasks for us every day. They wave hello and goodbye. They open jars, doors, and...
