Jim Bagian, professor of engineering practice for U-M industrial and operations engineering, was featured on WXYZ Detroit in the article “Former Astronaut from Michigan Breaks Down Artemis II Re-entry Plan & Risks.” The article discusses the risks involved for the Artemis II crew. | April 10, 2026
“NASA is Testing an AI Model to Protect Artemis II Astronauts from Solar Radiation”
Lulu Zhao, assistant professor of climate and space sciences and engineering, and principal investigator of U-M’s CLEAR Center was featured on Earth.com in the article “NASA is Testing an AI Model to Protect Artemis II Astronauts from Solar Radiation.” The article discusses how the CLEAR Center is providing forecasts of dangerous solar radiation Continue Reading »
Providing the Artemis Mission with Solar Radiation Forecasts
In the Artemis II mission, NASA will test out a pair of new solar radiation forecasts, developed at University of Michigan Engineering, designed to protect astronauts venturing away from Earth. These could warn NASA of solar particle radiation hazards up to 24 hours in advance
“Astronomers Discover Dozens of Stellar Streams in the Milky Way”
In an article for earth.com, Yingtian Chen, a graduate student at the University of Michigan Department of Astronomy, discusses his study on stellar streams and how they help astronomers reconstruct the Milky Way’s past and understand the galaxy’s gravitational structure. He was interviewed in the article “Astronomers discover dozens of stellar streams in the Continue Reading »
Michigan Aerospace Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Goddard’s Rocket Launch
On March 16, 2026, the U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering community came together to celebrate a momentous occasion, honoring the legacy and impact of Dr. Robert Goddard and the 100th anniversary of the launch of the first-ever successful liquid-fuel rocket.
Chris Ruf Named to the National Academy of Engineering
Congratulations to Director of the U-M Space Institute, Dr. Chris Ruf, for receiving the prestigious honor of being elected to the National Academy of Engineering! This year, the NAE elected 130 new members and 28 international members, as announced on February 10th.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Features CYGNSS Mission Led by University of Michigan
The CYGNSS Mission led at the University of Michigan will be exhibited in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in July. The museum will feature a replica of NASA’s CYGNSS mission in the “RTX Living in the Space Age Hall.” Named the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, CYGNSS was developed at the University of Michigan’s Space Physics Research Laboratory (SPRL) and the Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLASP).
NASA’s SunRISE SmallSats Ace Tests, Moving Closer to Launch
In a mission led by Principal Investigator Professor Sue Lepri, Ph.D., who works as the Director of the Space Physics Research Laboratory, six small satellites (or SmallSats) are moving closer to launch in the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) Mission. Under the management of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, this mission will study the physics of explosions in the Sun’s atmosphere in order to gain insights that could one day help protect astronauts and space hardware from showers of accelerated particles.
Human Exploration of Mars: National Academies Give NASA Their Recommendations
NASA hired the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to identify the scientific community’s priority objectives for human study and exploration of Mars, as well as the types of measurements, samples and studies needed to complete the objectives. The Academies delivered their report to NASA in December.
Zurbuchen, Formerly of U-M, NASA, Honored by Center for Entrepreneurship
The University of Michigan’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE) honored co-founder Dr. Thomas Zurbuchen, with the presentation of a new award bearing his name, as well as the renaming of the center’s long-running Friday speaker series he launched, EHour.