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Materials and Manufacturing for Extreme Environments Workshop Hosted by Michigan Engineering

Posted on June 11, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

The Material and Manufacturing for Extreme Environments Initiative is setting out to inspire discoveries of novel materials for the extreme environment of hypersonic flight. With this, the team plans to rapidly transition those needs to fill applications at relevant scales through advanced manufacturing methods.

U-M Part of Consortium to Design, Construct Powerful New Instrument to Unlock Universe’s Secrets

Posted on June 5, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

The University of Michigan Department of Astronomy is part of an international consortium of institutions that will take part in the design and construction of ANDES, a powerful instrument set to be used on the largest visible-infrared telescope in the world. The instrument will reveal the nature of atmospheres of planets around nearby stars, rare elements forged in the interiors of stars, the formation of galaxies and even the evolution of the universe itself, according to University of Michigan astronomer Michael Meyer.

Michigan Geospace Model Leads to Accurate Warnings Before Historic Geomagnetic Storm

Posted on May 28, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

The Geospace model is a specific configuration of the University of Michigan’s Space Weather Modeling Framework, and was key in the creation of warnings and alerts before the historic G5 Storm that brought Aurora to every state in the U.S.

SPRL Moves New SPICES Instrument Closer to Realization

Posted on April 25, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

In an effort to demystify the chemical make-up of the solar wind, the Space Physics Research Laboratory (SPRL) has developed an instrument capable of accelerating particles faster than ever before onboard a spacecraft, improving their identification.

Seeing the Sun in a New Light

Posted on April 2, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

For University of Michigan researchers who have dedicated their careers to building a better understanding of the sun, the eclipse holds a different allure: the chance to gather scientific data that’s normally overshadowed by the sun’s blinding light in the visible spectrum and the constant buzz of radio noise at longer electromagnetic wavelengths.

U-M Student Team to Help Fill the Inflatable Void in NASA Challenge

Posted on April 1, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

A team of student engineers at the University of Michigan will research, design, and demonstrate novel inflatable systems configured for future lunar operations through a NASA-sponsored engineering competition.

U-M Astronomers Conduct First Search for Forming Planets

Posted on March 27, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

U-M astronomers are involved in a trio of studies that will use images from the James Webb Space Telescope to try to find early clues about the ways in which planets form, and how these planets influence their natal disk.

Coronacast: U-M Students Model the Total Solar Eclipse

Posted on March 25, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

A group of students and researchers at the U-M Department of Climate and Space will team up with researchers at the University of Texas, Arlington, to study the Total Solar Eclipse, as it crosses much of the United States in 2024.

Director Leads U-M Space Institute Into a New Era

Posted on February 21, 2024 (March 29, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

In 2023, Dr. Chris Ruf took the helm as the new director of the U-M Space Institute. We sat down with Ruf to discuss his work, his ideas related to space research, and the future of the U-M Space Institute.

Welling Named Director of the Center for Space Environment Modeling

Posted on January 25, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Dan Welling, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Michigan Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, has been named the new director of the Center for Space Environment Modeling. He will serve a three-year term from 2024 to 2026.