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CYGNSS in orbit

Hurricane-tracking CYGNSS satellite system gets NASA renewal as it expands its reach

Ocean wind tracker is finding new uses for inland studies.|Medium Read
Parker Solar Probe approaching the sun

Switchbacks and spikes: Parker Solar Probe data consistent with 20-year-old theory

Magnetic flux findings suggest "profound consequences for basic solar processes."|Medium Read
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the ISS overlooks aurora borealisFeatured Story

More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts

U-Michigan researchers play lead roles in national effort funded by NSF, NASA. |Medium Read
Artistic rendering of an electric vertical takeoff and landing taxi cruising through an urban center. Image credit: Dave Brenner/University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability.Featured Story

A Jetsons future? Assessing the role of flying cars in sustainable mobility

Fully loaded flying cars could outperform gasoline-powered ground vehicles by as much as 52 percent. |Medium Read
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of an X2.0-class solar flareFeatured Story

Solar storm congressional testimony: ‘The risk is real’

Professor Justin Kasper addresses Senate committee on solar threat to power grid. |Medium Read
View of Bakken shale in North Dakota from a plane in flightFeatured Story

Oil, gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than EPA reports

Gas leaks estimated to be worth $2 billion could have fueled 10 million homes. |Short Read
CLASP PhD student Chongxing Fan

PhD candidate selected for Rackham Fellowship

The Rackham International Student Fellowship assists outstanding international students in their studies.|Short Read
CLaSP PhD Dr. Zachary Butterfield-featured

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Zachary Butterfield is the latest to earn a CLaSP doctoral degree. |Short Read

Prof. Steiner elected president of the AGU Atmospheric Sciences section

The prestigious position plays a major role in the formation of AGU science policy. |Short Read
CLASP Prof. Tamas Gombosi

Prof. Tamas Gombosi to receive AGU John Adam Fleming Medal

Prestigious honor conferred for "original research and technical leadership." |Short Read
CYGNSS in orbit

Hurricane-tracking CYGNSS satellite system gets NASA renewal as it expands its reach

Ocean wind tracker is finding new uses for inland studies.|Medium Read
CLASP PhD Dr. Rajeswari Balasubramaniam

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Rajeswari Balasubramaniam will stay on at Climate & Space to continue her work on the CYGNSS hurricane satellite mission. |Short Read
CLASP PhD Dr. Yeimy Rivera

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Yeimy Rivera will begin a post doctoral position at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard. |Short Read
CLASP Ph.D candidate Samar Minallah

CLASP doctoral candidate to receive UCAR fellowship

Samar Minallah is a first-generation scholar from Pakistan who plans to help adapt climate models to better study the Himalaya-Karakoram-Hindukush mountain region.|Short Read
the ISS overlooks aurora borealis

More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts

U-Michigan researchers play lead roles in national effort funded by NSF, NASA.|Medium Read
Alaskan wilderness

North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows

By zeroing in on different high-latitude regions around the globe, researchers reveal what global averages mask.|Medium Read
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U-M BLiSS team wins NASA Moon to Mars challenge grant

The University of Michigan's Bioastronautics and Life Support System (BLiSS) team is a student-run research team designing, building, and testing deep-space habitat prototype technology.|Short Read
Climate & Space PhD Dr Jamie Ward

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Jamie Ward will continue research at CLaSP in the Precipitation Extremes and Climate Dynamics group. |Short Read