Jeff Gardner, Author at Symposium365

Astronaut Frank Rubio Coming Home After Record-setting Year in Space

By Jeff Gardner | September 21, 2023

Frank Rubio activates hardware aboard the International Space Station.

Frank Rubio set the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut on Sept. 11, 2023, which he celebrated aboard the International Space Station. He then achieved a full year in space on Sept. 21.

Record-Breaking Solar Radiation Detected, Raising Physics Questions

By Jeff Gardner | August 7, 2023

A measurement of solar gamma rays observed by the High-Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Collaboration, with the Sun in the center.

A new study details the highest-energy radiation ever documented from the Sun, roughly 1 trillion times more powerful than visible light. Not only is the solar radiation stronger than expected, there’s also more of it. The researchers involved say the discovery calls for a “revised theoretical framework” to explain the excess of solar gamma rays.

Space Is Critical Infrastructure; Securing It Is a National Imperative

By Jeff Gardner | June 5, 2022

Edward Swallow and Samuel Visner are founding members of the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). They are calling on Congress to support a recent proposal to include space assets as crucial to national security and economic well-being.