Space Science Center

Recent Stories

  • Solar flare bursts away from the surface of the sun.
    - Searching for Answers
    UNH will receive $906,055 from NSF ANSWERS to build on its existing strengths in space weather research and education. Read More
  • Image of solar flare from the Sun and the Earth surrounded by purple magnetic lines.
    - Space Storms
    UNH researchers will receive $1.1 million to study space weather as part of the Center for Geospace Storms. Read More
  • Aerial image of Jackson Estuarine Lab and Great Bay.
    - Federal Funding
    UNH is set to receive nearly $5.5 million in federal funding to support research, education, and energy resilience in the region. Read More
  • Photo credit: Justin Hartney
    - Rocket Science
    UNH-built instruments aboard a rocket aimed at studying mysterious type of Northern Lights. Read More
  • Rocket launches with smoke and flames behind it.
    - Back to Orbit
    A new satellite equipped with a UNH-built instrument will improve weather predictions on Earth and in space.  Read More
  • Illustration of sun, blue space plasma waves, and the Earth.
    - Solar Windfall
    UNH researchers have been selected to lead a NASA mission with a budget of $250 million to understand how the sun impacts the space environment around the Earth. Read More
  • Glaciers in Arctic ocean
    - From the Sea to the Stars
    Researchers Atsushi Matsuoka and Fabian Kislet will explore carbon cycling in the ocean and X-rays in space with two National Science Foundation grants. Read More
  • Adrika Dasgupta works on space detectors in a lab.
    - Research Snapshot: Space Rays
    Researchers are testing different detector designs to learn how elements form during supernova explosions in space.  Read More
  • Black and white image of three lightning strikes next to one another.
    - A Striking Discovery
    A new study from UNH reveals how lightning actually begins within a storm cloud.  Read More
  • In a Class of Their Own
    - In a Class of Their Own
    Steve Frolking and Roy Torbert have been elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.  Read More