space

InSight has landed on Mars. Now the real work begins.

The data from InSight will help researchers understand how Mars was formed. These same processes shaped Earth and the other terrestrial planets more than four…

by Laura Castañón November 26, 2018

The Many Worlds of Star Wars

With the release of The Last Jedi on Friday, we just couldn’t get enough Star Wars. So, in addition to our…

by Lia Petronio December 15, 2017

Students demonstrate NASA's humanoid robot prototype Valkyrie’s abilities in the atrium of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex on Thursday. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University…

by Matthew Modoono April 7, 2017

The changing nature of space and place

The Northeastern Humanities Center recently held the second installment of this year’s Space and Place series, in which three of the center’s fellows presented interdisciplinary…

by Joe O'Connell December 15, 2014

Art that really jumps off the canvas

Ever notice the unique 3-D artwork on the first floor of the Curry Student Center? It’s from British artist Patrick Hughes. Now, more of his…

by Joe O'Connell June 16, 2014

Prepare for takeoff

Dowd, high above the earth. Photo by Justin Dowd. A little over a year ago, Justin Dowd’s boss bought a pack of…

by Angela Herring April 25, 2013

Northeastern student to travel into space

In 2014, fourth-year physics and math major Justin Dowd will travel to outer space, a result of winning the Metro Race for Space Competition.

by Angela Herring April 26, 2012

Rocket Man

Justin Dowd is a fourth year physics and math major here at Northeastern. This phenomenal “chalkimation” video about Einstein’s daydream discovery of relativity won him…

by Angela Herring April 25, 2012