U-M Student Team to Help Fill the Inflatable Void in NASA Challenge
U-M Astronomers Conduct First Search for Forming Planets
Director Leads U-M Space Institute Into a New Era
“Mapping the Best Route for a Spacecraft Traveling Beyond the Sun’s Sphere of Influence”
Dr. Sarah A. Spitzer, postdoctoral research fellow at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in “Mapping the best route for a spacecraft traveling beyond the sun’s sphere of influence” for Phys.org. | March 29, 2024
Coronacast: U-M Students Model the Total Solar Eclipse
“Northern Lights Slash a Surprising Amount of Winter Energy Bills. Here’s Why.”
Dr. Tuija Pulkkinen, professor at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in “Northern lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why” for The Washington Post. | March 23, 2024
“Solar Eclipse 2024: What Time and Other Answers from a Michigan Astronomer”
Ted Bergin, professor and chair of astronomy at the University of Michigan, was interviewed in “Solar eclipse 2024: What time and other answers from a Michigan astronomer” for Bridge Michigan. | March 20, 2024
“Training Future Space Explorers”
Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, wrote an article called “Training future space explorers” for Science. | March 14, 2024
“Bees Can Tell If There’s a Storm on the Sun”
Dr. Tuija Pulkkinen, professor at U-M Climate and Space, was interviewed for “Bees can tell if there’s a storm on the sun!!!!” for FOX 2 News. | March 14, 2024
“Shields Up: New Ideas Might Make Active Shielding Viable”
The work of engineers at the Space Physics Research Laboratory, which is housed at the University of Michigan, and space scientists around the world was featured in an article by ARS Technica entitled “Shields up: New ideas might make active shielding viable.” | March 11, 2024