Purdue is known as the Cradle of Astronauts® because of its extraordinary influence on the U.S. space program, specifically the 30 Boilermakers who have been chosen to become astronauts. Today’s ...

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Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a relatively cheap and easy fix for climate change. But as researchers take a harder look at the nuts and bolts, they’re finding considerable uncertainties, ...

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is ...