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BTN LiveBIG: Purdue partners with second-graders on space science project
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue partners with second-graders on space science project
Purdue?s Steven Collicott can?t help but laugh as he considers one of comedian W.C. Fields? most well-known quotes: ?Never work with animals or children.? That?s because he?s found himself doing both, in a manner of speaking. Collicott, a Purdue professor and associate head of engagement at the university?s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, is teaming […]
BTN LiveBIG: Illinois professor works to prevent asteroid Armageddon
BTN LiveBIG: Illinois professor works to prevent asteroid Armageddon
First, the bad news: Right now, there are giant rocks - some of them the size of U.S. states - out in space that could collide with our planet, wiping out most of life on Earth. Now, the good news: First, no major asteroid is expected to hit our world for a while. And second, […]
BTN LiveBIG: 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Purdue Astronauts
BTN LiveBIG: 5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Purdue Astronauts
Many people already know that Purdue is ?Astronaut University.? Twenty-three of its graduates took part in spaceflight missions, and Neil Armstrong is among its distinguished astronaut alumni. But there?s a lot more to know when it comes to Purdue graduates? contributions to space exploration. Here are five interesting facts that aren?t widely known: 1. The […]
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue student aims to be the 'Neil Armstrong' of Mars
BTN LiveBIG: Purdue student aims to be the 'Neil Armstrong' of Mars
Inspired by their experiences in college and elsewhere, these Pathfinders are passing by the typical, well-trod career paths and blazing their own trails. We?ll explore the unconventional approaches these Big Ten alums are taking to work. Most of us dreamed of fantastic, far-fetched careers when we were kids. Cowboy. Pop star. Professional athlete. Astronaut. That […]
BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten professors helping NASA look for life on other worlds
BTN LiveBIG: Big Ten professors helping NASA look for life on other worlds
Coming out of the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution of the 18th century, scholars understood two things their predecessors hadn?t known about the universe: It?s incredibly vast, and the Earth isn?t at the center of it. Together, these realizations started a new vein of inquiry in the sciences and beyond, one that boiled down to a single […]
BTN LiveBIG: Ohio State student is no 'space oddity'
BTN LiveBIG: Ohio State student is no 'space oddity'
More than 30 years ago, Sally Ride became the first American woman and the youngest-ever astronaut to travel to space. Today, Jillian Yuricich, a junior majoring in aerospace engineering at Ohio State, wants to follow in the footsteps of Ride and 57 other women who?ve made that journey. Though it?s a relatively small, exclusive group, […]
