Science & Technology

The Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder for the International Space Station (TIGERISS) was officially assigned an attachment location on the Columbus laboratory module of the International Space Station. This location assignment is a milestone on the path to a targeted 2027 launch date, researchers said. 

Bhupal Dev, an associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, will analyze possible neutrino interactions with dark matter at the Mainz Institute for Theoretical Physics in Germany.

Brad Jolliff, in Arts & Sciences, is part of the Artemis III geology team that is helping NASA to evaluate the nine potential lunar landing regions for their scientific potential.

Researchers at Washington University are working to develop an anaerobic digestion process using cyanobacterium to grow food in space.

The forgotten story of how a diminutive 1955 fine arts major named Pat Bridges played a key role in sending astronauts to the Moon.

Paul Byrne, an associate professor of earth, environmental and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at WashU, was featured in “Volcano Worlds,” a PBS Nova documentary about the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.

McKelvey School of Engineering researchers received a federal grant to develop low-power, high-performance radar systems.

A WashU-led team successfully launched the DR-TES mission Sept. 24 from NASA’s balloon launch facility in New Mexico. Physicists in Arts & Sciences are using this mission to test quantum X-ray and gamma-ray detectors in near-space conditions.

The Europa Clipper mission is the first to specifically target Jupiter’s ocean moon for detailed science investigation. In this Q&A, WashU’s William B. McKinnon, a science team member, describes what’s at stake when it launches next month.

Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have launched a balloon-borne telescope to unlock the secrets of astrophysical black holes and neutron stars, some of the most extreme objects in the universe. XL-Calibur launched July 9.