Elsayed Talaat, director of space weather operations at NOAA and a U-M Climate and Space alumnus, was featured in “NASA, NOAA: Sun Reaches Maximum Phase in 11-Year Solar Cycle” for the NASA Newsroom. Representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the international Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced that the Sun Continue Reading »
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“U-M Selected by the U.S. Space Force for Research Development Institute”
Dr. Benjamin Jorns, an associate professor for Michigan Aerospace Engineering and the director of the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL), was featured in “U-M selected by the U.S. Space Force for research development institute” for The Michigan Daily. The University will receive $34.9 million in funding to work alongside the Rochester Continue Reading »
“Space Force Awards $45 Million to Universities for Propulsion and Power Research”
The University of Michigan was featured in “Space Force Awards $45 Million to Universities for Propulsion and Power Research” for SpaceNews. The U.S. Space Force awarded nearly $45 million to the Rochester Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan to spearhead advanced research in space power and propulsion. | September 16, 2024
“The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn”
Dr. Cheng Li, an assistant professor at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in “The Seven Most Interesting Discoveries We’ve Made by Exploring Saturn” for Smithsonian Magazine. Li unveiled the cause of Saturn’s giant storms that sometimes last for months. | September 16, 2024
“USSF Announces Selections for Advanced Space Power, Propulsion Research”
The University of Michigan was featured in “USSF Announces Selections for Advanced Space Power, Propulsion Research” for United States Space Force News. The United States Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, selected Rochester Institute of Technology and University of Michigan to lead the USSF University Consortium/Space Strategic Technology Institute Continue Reading »
“Awaiting their Return from Space”
Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, an assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, discussed the challenges of a “space rescue” for stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, as well as the risks involved with the Boeing Crew Flight Test in the episode “Awaiting their Return from Space” published on The Continue Reading »
“University of Michigan Wins NASA’s Lunar Lander Challenge Award”
A University of Michigan student team was featured in “University of Michigan Wins NASA’s Lunar Lander Challenge Award” for United Press International. NASA announced the University of Michigan team to be the winner of the inaugural Human Lander Challenge, a challenge designed to provide solutions for landing humans on the moon. | July
“NASA Announces Winners of Inaugural Human Lander Challenge”
A University of Michigan student team was featured in “NASA Announces Winners of Inaugural Human Lander Challenge” for NASA Newsroom. NASA announced the University of Michigan team to be the winner of the inaugural Human Lander Challenge, a challenge designed to provide solutions for landing humans on the moon. | June 28, 2024
“Final Design of the ELT’s METIS Instrument Completed”
University of Michigan Astronomy was featured in “Final Design of the ELT’s METIS Instrument Completed” in the European Southern Observatory Announcements. METIS is a first-generation instrument on the world’s biggest eye on the sky, the ELT, meaning it will start operating when or shortly after the telescope itself starts observing the skies. |
“Dr. Michael Liemohn featured in TESS Pre-Eclipse Live Broadcast”
Dr. Michael Liemohn, professor at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in the “TESS Pre-Eclipse Live Broadcast” for the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit, which is a joint meeting of the American Geophysical Union and the American Astronomical Society. | April 8, 2024