A virtual reality rendering of a beach with palm trees and a red umbrella in the foreground.

The Texas A&M study used sailors on a U.S. Navy ship to track the cognitive and emotional benefits of virtual reality nature scenes in an effort to reduce negative emotions and effects.

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The TEES Annual Research Conference showcases how collaboration drives innovation; this year’s winners are advancing disaster resilience, water quality, rural health, cybersecurity, lunar research and energy infrastructure for Texas and beyond.

A group of students kneeling and holding their hands in a thumbs up gesture, they’re in front of a small satellite project.

AggieSat 6 will serve as an ear in space for teams on the ground to better identify where other satellites are located and measure low level radiation in the Earth’s atmosphere.

A woman standing over a microscope.

Texas researchers are sending their smart skin prototype into space where it will endure months of exposure on the International Space Station, tested against harsh conditions to better protect space technology in future missions.

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Artemis II’s safe return was a team effort on a massive scale — and three Aggie engineers were among the many who made it possible.

A graphic of a space station above mars.

Micron-scale “metajets” reveal a scalable approach to optical propulsion, using metasurfaces to control motion with light in multiple directions.

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A NASA centrifuge finds a new home at Texas A&M’s Anthony Wood ’87 Artificial Gravity Lab, enhancing research on health impacts of human space travel.

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Researchers participate in microgravity parabolic flights to study spaceflight associated health risks.

An illustration of an astronaut whose tether turns into a heartbeat line.

Researchers are investigating how blood flow responds at different levels of gravity.

A group of Texas A&M, NASA and Aegis Aerospace officials pose for a photo.

The ceremonial signing at Space Center Houston marked the formal announcement of the first university-dedicated space research facility aboard the International Space Station.