NASA Archives - UNF Spinnaker

Broomstick challenge declared to be nothing but a myth

Heydi Ortiz, Managing Editor • Feb 12, 2020

You might’ve heard about a tweet that claimed NASA said Monday was the only day you could make your broom stand up due to the Earth’s gravitational pull. But, if you tried the challenge yourself and...

Student Profile: Lee Giat, eyes to the stars

Courtney Green, News Editor • Aug 9, 2019

Meet Lee Giat. He is down to earth but has his head in space. “My majors are communications and physics, specifically in video production and astrophysics. My ultimate goal is to make the first movie...

NASA to land new craft on Mars

Bruce Hope • Nov 26, 2018

NASA’s InSight Lander is scheduled to arrive on the planet Mars at 2:54 p.m. today, Nov. 26. The NASA craft has traveled about 300 million miles over a period of more than six months after being...

The spaceship doesn’t care if you’re a boy or a girl: a NASA astronaut visits UNF

Carly Kramer • Mar 8, 2018

“I wish we didn’t have to do events like this.” This is how Alexandra Schönning, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, opened the Women in STEM Conference at the Herbert University Center. What...

NASA Astronaut coming to UNF

Valeree Del Guidice • Feb 22, 2018

Nicole Stott, a NASA astronaut and artist, will be speaking at UNF’s Center for Advancement of Women in Engineering fourth annual Women Leaders in STEM Conference. The conference will take place...

Spaceship Earth: Aerosols and saltwater crops

Michael Herrera • Jun 1, 2015

The chief scientist of NASA's Langley Research Center spoke about climate change and renewable energy at a May 29 lecture.

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Greater heights: UNF Physics Department soars into the stratosphere

Jeremy Collard • Mar 9, 2015

A team from the UNF Physics Department participated in a world record parafoil glider flight on Feb. 20 in Tuscon, Ariz.

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UNF students experiment on zero gravity in NASA plane

Joshua Brangenberg • Aug 8, 2014

Eight UNF students rode NASA's "Vomit Comet," a plane that simulates reduced gravity for 15 to 30 seconds. While on the plane, the students conducted a test on the flow of fluids in zero gravity.

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Students get free ticket to ride NASA’s vomit comet

Saphara Harrell • Mar 12, 2014

A team of eight UNF students, one of 19 teams chosen nation-wide, will experience zero gravity and participate in NASA research.

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Column: Outside The Huddle

Nick Knudsen • Sep 29, 2012

Marlins sign Greenberg Adam Greenberg stepped to the plate for his first Major League at bat as pinch hitter for the Chicago Cubs, in the ninth inning of a July 2005 game against the Marlins. His...

Column: My Week in Fantasy Football Land

Travis Gibson • Sep 21, 2012

On Thursday night, Sept. 13, I received some devastating news. I was notified via iPhone that a football player that I've never met, on a team that I have never rooted for, was injured in a game that involved two teams that I hate.

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Man-made gods will never be infallible, but your own cast stones are holy law

Jordan Harirchi • Jul 25, 2012

The image of Penn State was encapsulated in the owl-eyed man, whose face was sunken with wrinkles and hair peppered with many tones of gray. The football god has fallen.

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