In The News: College of Sciences

Five years ago, Covid-19 drastically changed lives all over the world. The pandemic also presented unique challenges for Las Vegas. We discuss how Nevadans continue to be impacted in a special collaboration with KNPR’s State of Nevada. We then meet Libby Hausrath, a UNLV professor and lead researcher on a Mars project. She explains what samples being collected now may tell us about the Red Planet.

The explosion of SpaceX's rocket Thursday night has sparked fears that NASA's stranded astronauts could be stuck in space for even longer, or worse. SpaceX has been tasked with finally bringing Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore home from the International Space Station (ISS) later this month.
It’s hard not to love the idea of escaping frigid weather and heading somewhere warm, maybe even tropical. That’s the stuff daydreams are made of. But the idea of flying in that weather? That’s less appealing—and maybe even concerning if you’re flying out in a snowstorm or subzero temperatures. Aside from stressing about delays and even cancellations, you might also be worried about flight safety and wonder, What temperature is too cold for planes to fly?

Could life exist on Mars? That's what a professor at UNLV is looking to find out using samples from the red planet.

Mars has fascinated humanity since Galileo Galilei accurately observed it more than 400 years ago. Now we’re getting to the point of trying to land spaceships on the planet, which is the stated goal of President Donald Trump and his advisor, Elon Musk.
Join us this Sunday at 8.00pm UK time for an exhilarating episode of The Amish Inquisition! This week, we’re thrilled to welcome Physics Professor Michael Pravica as our special guest. Michael has taken the world by storm with his groundbreaking insights, following a feature in Popular Mechanics that delves deep into the enigmas of consciousness and hyperdimensionality.

Some Las Vegans have been looking to the sky for hints of alien life for decades, but UNLV geoscience professor Libby Hausrath has gotten closer than any of them to finding sound proof.
Foxx and Annie spoke with Professor Michael Pravica about the asteroid that is moving towards earth. He's a professor of physics and astronomy. Will the 2024 YR4 asteroid hit NYC?
Science enthusiasts are closely watching asteroid 2024 YR4, the most hazardous asteroid ever detected.
Could Asteroid 2024 YR4 hit Earth? FOX 9 All Day chats with Michael Pravica, an astrophysicist at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, about the potential. The odds of the asteroid hitting Earth did recently go up, again, to 3.1% or a 1-in-32 chance.
Germs are everywhere, but these spots in your home are extra ick!
Las Vegas locals began a project in the 1990s to protect a geological marvel at the edge of town. They made educational signs and were joined by politicians including late Sen. Harry Reid and then-Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt, but the area was vandalized soon after.