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U-M Astronomers Conduct First Search for Forming Planets

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

“Training Future Space Explorers”

Posted on March 14, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

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”

Posted on March 14, 2024 (April 3, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

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” 

Posted on March 11, 2024 (March 14, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

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

“Gaps Preventing Accurate Predictions of Solar Flare Impacts on Earth” 

Posted on March 1, 2024 (March 14, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, and Dr. Justin Kasper, professor at U-M Climate and Space, were featured in “Gaps preventing accurate predictions of solar flare impacts on Earth” for Space Daily. | March 1, 2024

“A Huge Satellite Hurtled to Earth and No One Knew Where it Would Land. How is That Possible?”

Posted on February 21, 2024 (March 14, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Nilton Renno, a professor at University of Michigan Climate and Space, was quoted for an article in USA Today on “A huge satellite hurtled to Earth and no one knew where it would land. How is that possible?” The article included a link to a Visual mapping the anticipated path of the ERS-2 Continue Reading »

Director Leads U-M Space Institute Into a New Era

Posted on February 21, 2024 (February 6, 2025) by U-M Space Institute
Space Institute Director Chris Ruf
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.

“Lunar Gold Rush: Uncovering the Moon’s Hidden Treasures”

Posted on February 2, 2024 (February 22, 2024) by U-M Space Institute

Dr. Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, assistant research scientist at U-M Climate and Space, was featured in “Lunar gold rush: Uncovering the Moon’s hidden treasures” for The National. | February 2, 2024

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 Headshot
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.
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