Space Science Center
Closing the Gap in a Global Space Weather Monitoring System
UNH students and researchers help bring neutron monitor back online in Maui, filling a crucial gap in the global space weather monitoring system. Read More
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07/07/25N.H. Space Grant Trains Next Generation of Scientists
With $800,000 in funding for the first year of its four-year grant cycle, N.H. Space Grant continues its commitment to STEM education and workforce... -
04/04/25A Career Written in the Stars
Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the UNH Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur... -
01/23/25UNH Readies Instrument to Study Sun’s Interactions Out into Galaxy
After extensive preparations and testing by a UNH-led team, the IMAP-Lo instrument is now aboard a spacecraft and readying for flight in 2025. -
01/09/25What Are the Northern Lights, and Why Are We Seeing Them So Often?
Nada AlHaddad and Noé Lugaz, research professors who study, the solar phenomena that can result in northern lights, answer questions about this...
Recent Stories
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10/29/24 - UNH Awarded $24 Million to Build Solar Wind Sensors for NOAAThe University of New Hampshire has been awarded $24.3 million by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to build sensors for a high-... Read More -
08/08/24 - 5 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This SummerSummer of ’24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our UNH community are staying cool. Here are five ways our ’Cats are beating the dog days of summer... Read More -
07/25/24 - UNH Makes Space Technology Available to IndustryUNH has launched its Space Technology Hub, a first-of-its-kind center in the region that provides testing facilities and expertise to the commercial space sector. Read More -
04/03/24 - Student-led Project Examines Sun’s Corona During Total EclipseSix Ph.D. physics students from UNH were selected to participate in Citizen CATE 2024 project to collect data during the total solar eclipse. Read More -
03/20/24 - Predicting Solar Weather With Machine LearningNew grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation further UNH research into magnetospheric processes. Read More -
01/09/24 - UNH Experts Share How to Safely View Upcoming Solar EclipseOn April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will travel across the U.S. The northern part of New Hampshire will be among the portions of the country in the path of totality, when the... Read More -
10/31/23 - Earth’s atmosphere plays major role in creating space stormsNew research indicates that the Earth’s atmosphere plays a larger role in the creation of space storms than previously thought. Read More -
09/22/23 - Physics Professor Honored for Magnetospheric ResearchLynn Kistler has been selected as the American Geophysical Union's 2023 James Van Allen Lecture recipient. Read More -
08/08/23 - Light WorkUNH scientists are building components for NASA's IMAP mission that will map the boundaries of our heliosphere. Read More -
08/04/23 - UNH Researchers Tap Into AI To Help Forecast Space WeatherResearchers are tapping into the power of AI to accurately forecast space weather near Earth's middle latitudes. Read More