SSC Blog

Oct 24, 2012

UNH Astrophysicists Create First Web-based Tool for Predicting Space Radiation Risks

Astrophysicists from UNH’s Space Science Center (SSC) have created the first online system for predicting and forecasting the radiation environment in near-Earth, lunar, and Martian space environments. The near real-time tool will provide critical information as preparations are made for potential future manned missions to the moon and Mars.Associate professor of physics Nathan Schwadron of the... Read more

Posted in: Space Science, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2012, EOS, NASA, NSF, PREDICCS, SSC

Jul 16, 2012

RESEARCH PROFILE: James Ryan – Using Space Technology to Detect Radiation Threats on Earth

Dr. James Ryan and his team in UNH's Space Science Center (SSC) are using his research into neutrons and gamma rays from space to construct the Portable Neutron Spectroscope (NSPECT), a device that will allow authorities to pinpoint from a safe distance materials used to make a nuclear bomb. Read more

Posted in: Business & Technology, Space Science, Research Development & Communications, Research Partnerships & Commercialization, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2012, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, EOS, gamma rays, Institute for the Study of Earth-Oceans-and Space, James Ryan, Michigan Aerospace Corporation, NSPECT, Portable Neutron Spectroscope, Space Science Center, SSC

Oct 26, 2011

UNH Will Provide Instruments for Upcoming ESA and JAXA Satellite Missions

Scientists and engineers from the UNH Space Science Center (SSC) have been selected to provide instruments for two upcoming satellite missions led by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The successful proposals draw upon the long history of work done at UNH for other satellite missions, including NASA’s Solar-Terrestrial Observatory (STEREO) that was... Read more

Posted in: Engineering & Physical Sciences, Space Science, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 22011, Antoinette Galvin, cross Scale COupling in Plasma universE mission, EOS, ESA, European Space Agency, Heavy Ion Sensor, IMSA, Institute for the Study of Earth-Oceans-Space, ion composition telescope, Ion Mass Spectrum Analyzer, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, Lynn Kistler, SCOPE mission, Space Science Center, SSC

Oct 18, 2011

Space Plasma Physics Explained in Two Minutes

What's space plasma physics, and why is UNH so good at it? Watch this animated video to find out. As we say here in New England, you'll be wicked smaht. Read more

Posted in: Space Science, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2011, EOS, Institute for the Study of Earth-Oceans-Space, space plasma physics, Space Science Center, SSC