#DarkMatter, extraterrestrial life, space dust -- our astrophysicists cover all that and more. Even beyond our astronomy department, UC San Diego faculty in biology, geophysics and engineering are helping us explore the final frontier. https://bit.ly/4uUwjmm #SpaceScience
In addition to UC San Diego’s well-known ties to space — producing astronauts such as Jessica Meir and Kate Rubins, offering K-12 offerings from Sally Ride Science, and sending health research to space, to name but a few — researchers are conducting space-related research in unexpected ways.