The Rensselaer Astrobiology Research and Education (RARE) Center, in collaboration with the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE), recently hosted a campus-wide celebration to watch the Artemis II launch.

Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering (MANE) is hosting an Artemis II Launch Party which our very own RPI alum Capt. Reid Wiseman ('97) is commanding. This event is hosted by the MANE department and endorsed by Spaceflight and AIAA, more info at: RPI Artemis II Launch Party

The RARE Center is delighted to celebrate a local high school student, Mikaila, who has been selected as a finalist for the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), to be held in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2026.

An EMPAC art-science installation. 

March 20, 2026   EMPAC    10 - 2pm

PLACE: Studio 1, EMPAC, Troy, NY

10 am-12:30 pm: wander freely thru Studio 1 (installation loops every 26 minutes)

1 pm: screening with talk back at ~1:30pm

January 2026

RARE Research Featured in Upcoming PBS NOVA Documentary

Research conducted at the Rensselaer Astrobiology Research and Education (RARE) Center will be featured in an upcoming episode of PBS NOVA, titled Asteroids: Spark of Life? The film explores how asteroid impacts may have contributed key ingredients necessary for the emergence of life on Earth and potentially elsewhere in the solar system.

July 25, 2024