Space Science Center
N.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 development. Read More
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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... -
10/29/24UNH Awarded $24 Million to Build Solar Wind Sensors for NOAA
The University of New Hampshire has been awarded $24.3 million by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to...
Recent Stories
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04/10/19 - At Lightning SpeedIn a first-of-its-kind observation, UNH researchers have documented an unusual phenomenon that occurs in the clouds before a lightning flash emerges. Read More -
03/26/19 - Rocket PowerStudents traveled to Norway to take part in a rocket launch that carried their sampling equipment into the upper atmosphere. Read More -
02/04/19 - Stellar ScienceSometimes you have to go to the extreme reaches of the planet to study the most extreme phenomena in space. Read More -
11/15/18 - UNH Scientists Capture Space Energy ExplosionThe journal Science has published results from the MMS satellite mission. Read More -
08/23/18 - Launching Young Careers Into SpaceThe edge of space is as close as Morse Hall for high school and college students looking to launch their science careers. Read More -
08/13/18 - Here Comes the SunAn historic mission to study the sun and space weather benefits from expertise of UNH researchers and students. Read More -
07/30/18 - High-flying Telescope Focuses on Cosmic RadiationScientific balloon launch helps UNH researchers test new technology for gamma ray detection from space. Read More -
06/18/18 - UNH Researcher Captures Best Ever Evidence of Rare Black HoleResearcher from Space Science Center captured elusive midsize black hole devouring a star. Read More -
06/07/18 - UNH Researchers Land Roles in NASA Mission to Study Outer Solar SystemResearchers and engineers from UNH's Space Science Center have been selected to be a part of a NASA science mission. Read More -
03/15/18 - Space Radiation: More Hazardous Than We ThoughtA new UNH study has implications for human space travel. Read More