Posts by Gregory Grinnell

Mars and beyond

Saturday, July 20, marks the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the moon. Every day this week, News@Northeastern will look at the technological…

• by Gregory Grinnell, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore   July 17, 2019

Space Week: After The Moon

NASA had a lot of questions to answer before it could send astronauts to the moon. Were there harmful effects from being in space for too long? Could astronauts work outside their capsule? How would two spacecraft detach from each other and later reconnect in flight? We explore the history of moon exploration using images from The Boston Globe’s Library Collection housed exclusively at Northeastern’s Archives and Special Collections.

• by Gregory Grinnell, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore   July 16, 2019

Space Week: Shooting for the Moon

It was 1961 and the United States was in the uncomfortable position of playing catch-up with the Soviet Union.

• by Gregory Grinnell, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore   July 15, 2019

Space Week: The space age takes flight

In 1865, Jules Verne published From Earth to the Moon, a novel in which characters attempt to build a cannon large enough to lob three people up to our nearest celestial neighbor.

• by Gregory Grinnell, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore   July 12, 2019

Here's how Northeastern is helping make Earth Day a happy one

We celebrate Earth Day just once per year, but working together for a sustainable future is a full-time commitment. From groundwater recharge systems to compostable…

• by Gregory Grinnell   April 19, 2019

The road to Brexit

As a result of a 2016 referendum, the United Kingdom is on the brink of departing the European Union, in what is commonly known as Brexit. Here is a short history of the E.U., and what may be in store for the U.K. after its scheduled April 12 departure.

• by Gregory Grinnell   April 8, 2019

Huskies history in March Madness: 39 years and counting

The Northeastern men are returning to the NCAA Tournament for the ninth time. Six of those runs covered a span of seven years in the…

• by Gregory Grinnell and Ian Thomsen   March 15, 2019

A short history of the long (and sometimes bloody) story of Valentine’s Day

Is Valentine’s Day an over-commercialized “fake holiday” created by greeting card companies or a sweet, time-honored celebration of love and romance? The truth may…

• by Gregory Grinnell   February 14, 2019

Here’s what Boston looked like after a deadly wave of molasses swallowed the North End

Tuesday marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Molasses Flood, which killed 21 people in Boston’s North End when a storage tank ruptured and…

• by Gregory Grinnell and Jason Kornwitz   January 15, 2019

These holiday traditions will surprise you

Americans may be familiar with seasonal traditions such as eggnog around the tree and New Years bonfires. But what about other cultures?…

• by Gregory Grinnell   December 20, 2018