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UNH 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 build sensors for a high-priority alert system that will monitor the effects of space weather and the solar wind — caused by explosions on the sun —... Read More

Recent Stories

  • Diagram of the five Lagrange points in space.
    - A New View of Space Weather
    A new satellite bearing a UNH-built magnetometer will help scientists improve space weather monitoring and predictions. Read More
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    - A Leap into Space
    Researchers from the UNH Space Science Center are taking new steps to study gamma-ray bursts in the far reaches of the universe, thanks to a $500,000 grant from NASA. Read More
  • Terry Forbes
    - Stellar Fellow
    Terry Forbes, UNH professor emeritus of physics, has been selected as a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Read More
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    - Close Encounters
    UNH researchers are gaining a flurry of insights about the activity coming from our closest star. Read More
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    - Leading Light
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    - Space Weather Editor
    Noé Lugaz, research associate professor of physics and astronomy, is the new editor-in-chief of the journal Space Weather,. Read More
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    - Looking Northward
    The University of New Hampshire has joined the University of the Arctic, marking an official pledge to continue and expand on its polar expertise. Read More
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    - NASA Lands at UNH
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  • Toni Galvin and Joe Dwyer.
    - Space Fellows
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