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Jul 15, 2025

North Carolina Space Grant Selects 2025-2026 Graduate Research Fellows

North Carolina Space Grant congratulates its 2025-2026 graduate research fellows. Twenty two graduate students will conduct science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research to benefit NASA, commercial space or the International Space Station. Students’ projects will investigate STEM topics such as carbon storage, microgravity, and black hole exploration.

Jul 7, 2025

A Star is Born

Read about star formation research by Sophia Kressy, an NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellow

Jul 2, 2025

NC Space Grant Congratulates 2025-2026 Undergraduate Research Scholars

North Carolina Space Grant is proud to announce its 2025-2026 undergraduate research scholars. Scholars will conduct exciting research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Jun 13, 2025

NC Space Grant Welcomes Crew 5 to the Space Education Ambassadors Program

NC Space Grant proudly announces the selection of 15 outstanding educators from 14 counties across North Carolina as members of the fifth cohort—Crew 5—of the North Carolina Space Education Ambassadors…

Jun 6, 2025

An NC Space Grant Funded Project Goes to Space

The students in Dr. Rafael Loureiro’s astrobotany lab launched an experiment on the recent Blue Origin’s all-female mission. Loureiro, head of the Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Astrobotany Lab, received a…

May 15, 2025

NC Space Grant Scholar, David Warren, Earns First Place at 2025 Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference

May 12, 2025

Heating Up: Modeling Hotspots on Aerospace Structures

Achieving flight is one of the greatest technological advancements of our time. At high speeds, aerodynamic forces such as drag can cause parts of the plane, such as regions on…

May 1, 2025

Expanding Possibilities: NC Space Symposium 2025 Highlights Mentorship, Innovation, Interplanetary Ambitions

On April 11, 2025, the North Carolina Space Symposium at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center in Raleigh brought together hundreds of students, researchers, industry leaders, and educators for a dynamic day of exploration, innovation, and mentorship.

Apr 3, 2025

“The Stuff of Other Worlds”: Extraterrestrial Materials Give Us Clues About Life on Earth

Dr. Eileen Stansbery, division chief for astromaterials research and exploration science at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, to speak at NC Space Grant’s annual Symposium on April 11, 2025. When Ed…

Jan 13, 2025

Accepting Applications: 2025-26 NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship and Undergraduate Research Scholarship

North Carolina Space Grant has opened its signature funding opportunities, the Graduate Research Fellowship and the Undergraduate Research Scholarship, for applications for the 2024-25 academic year.