Space missions past, present and future are using discoveries from Purdue University scientists and engineers. (Photo provided by NASA/Terry Virts)
Researchers enabling air conditioning on Mars, studying an ancient star explosion and analyzing the newest OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University isn't just the Cradle of Astronauts. Honoring decades of tradition, key discoveries from Purdue space scientists and engineers are advancing knowledge of the universe and missions to the moon or Mars.
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James Webb Space Telescope images
Dan Milisavljevic is an astronomer and an expert on star explosions. An associate professor of physics and astronomy in Purdue's College of Science, Milisavljevic (pronounced mili-sahv-la-vich) leads a project team studying images from the James Webb Space Telescope of Cassiopeia A, a star explosion that happened ten thousand years ago.
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