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Plasma Thrusters on Satellites Could Be Much More Powerful

Posted on January 24, 2024 (October 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Research conducted at Michigan Aerospace Engineering may be the propulsion breakthrough that gets humans to Mars. A study suggests that smaller Hall thrusters can generate more thrust—potentially making them candidates for interplanetary missions.

NASA’s 6-Pack of Mini-Satellites Ready for Their Moment in the Sun

Posted on January 4, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

In a mission led by Principal Investigator Justin Kasper, Ph.D., from U-M Climate and Space, six small satellites are now ready for launch in the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) Mission.

Researchers Lead Science, Discovery and Engineering Forward at AGU23

Posted on January 4, 2024 (February 28, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Many faculty, research scientists and students from the U-M Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering attended the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union in December 2023.

Dwarf Galaxies Use 10-Million-Year Quiet Period to Churn Out Stars

Posted on November 21, 2023 (February 28, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

University of Michigan researchers have discovered that galaxies enjoy a 10-million-year delay in blowing out the gas cluttering up their environments.

Jim McDivitt Memorial Symposium Held by Michigan Aerospace

Posted on November 9, 2023 (January 25, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Experts in space gathered to honor Michigan Aerospace alumnus, Jim McDivitt, to reflect on the Department's history, and look forward to the future of space exploration.

NASA advances U-M’s Mission Concept Study to photograph entire auroras from space

Posted on October 12, 2023 (November 15, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

MAAX is the Magnetosphere Auroral Asymmetry eXplorer, a pair of satellites equipped with ultraviolet cameras for creating images that completely cover the auroral ovals at each pole.

‘Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine’ Film Screening and Panel Discussion

Posted on August 25, 2023 (November 15, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

Join us for a screening of "Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine," on Wednesday, September 27 at 5:30 pm. The event will feature the Netflix documentary about the design and launch of the James Webb Space Telescope

$9.7M for Tools to Improve Forecasts of Harmful Space Weather

Posted on August 17, 2023 (February 28, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Space weather predictions are neither accurate nor timely, and that leaves astronauts without enough time to react to dangerous particles flung out by the sun. Now, NASA is providing $9.7 million to establish a Space Weather Center of Excellence

U-M Space Institute Announces New Director

Posted on July 18, 2023 (July 18, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Chris Ruf, who works in the U-M Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, will lead the U-M Space Institute as the new director.

U-M Aerospace Assistant Professors Receive START Grant

Posted on June 12, 2023 (June 28, 2023) by U-M Space Institute

Four faculty members in the Aerospace department received a START grant from Michigan Engineering. The project goal is to expand the environmental, emissions, and community impact considerations of the planning process for launch sites.