From high-altitude balloons to Moon missions

From high-altitude balloons to Moon missions



“It might look like someone made it in their garage, but this instrument is a really powerful directional antenna,” says mechanical-engineering undergraduate Jessica Frantz. She and fellow students at Phoenix College in Arizona designed and built it for ASCEND, a NASA programme that funds science-education projects. “ASCEND is great because it is so hands-on — and it encourages women to speak up,” says Frantz. (Nature | 3 min read) (Arsh Nadkarni)