Space Science Center
A Career Written in the Stars
Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the 易胜博官网 Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur astronomer, instilled in Spence a curiosity and excitement about the universe. This was the era of the Space Race between the U.S.听and the Soviet Union,... Read More-
01/23/25
易胜博官网 Readies Instrument to Study Sun鈥檚 Interactions Out into Galaxy
After extensive preparations and testing by a 易胜博官网-led team, the IMAP-Lo instrument is now aboard a spacecraft and readying for flight in 2025.听 -
01/09/25
What Are the Northern Lights, and Why Are We Seeing Them So Often?
Nada AlHaddad and No茅 Lugaz, research professors who study, the solar phenomena that can result in northern lights, answer questions about this... -
10/29/24
易胜博官网 Awarded $24 Million to Build Solar Wind Sensors for NOAA
The University of 易胜博官网 has been awarded $24.3 million by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to... -
08/08/24
5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This Summer
Summer of 鈥24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our 易胜博官网 community are staying cool. Here are five ways our 鈥機ats are...
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03/09/18 -The technology听is part of a suite of weather instruments created specifically for new NOAA听satellites designed to better forecast weather.
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03/05/18 - Better (Space) Weather ForecastsState-of-the-art space weather instruments developed by 易胜博官网 researchers are heading into space. Read More
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03/04/18 - Faculty Honors易胜博官网 faculty members distinguished themselves with recent awards and appointments. Read More
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03/04/18 - Space Science by the NumbersA quick look at six decades of 易胜博官网 space science research. Read More
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11/21/17 - Space Physicist Named AAAS FellowEOS director Harlan Spence is recognized by his peers. Read More
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08/11/17 - Chasing the Moon易胜博官网 faculty are traveling to what's known as the听path of totality to witness the Aug. 21听eclipse. Find out where they're going. Read More
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08/10/17 - We鈥檙e All Heliophysicists听 Nathan Schwadron, professor of physics in the Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space. Learn more about Schwadron's research in this video. (Photo: Jacob Withee,... Read More
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05/25/17 - Predicting Space WeatherA 易胜博官网 researcher has identified key differences in solar wind models. Read More
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04/15/17 - Research on the Edge: Space ScienceThe first data from NASA鈥檚 Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS), launched in 2015 with nearly half of its scientific instruments coordinated or built by 易胜博官网, were published in... Read More
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03/01/17 - Spaced Out鈥淎stronomy compels the soul to look upward and leads us from this world to another.鈥 听听听听听 鈥擯lato, The Republic, 342 BCE Last week, when NASA announced the discovery of seven new... Read More