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

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

Magnetic flux findings suggest “profound consequences for basic solar processes.”
Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

Offshore oil and gas platforms release more methane than previously estimated

Aerial sampling offers a new look at escaping gases that contribute to global climate change.
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More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts

More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts

U-Michigan researchers play lead roles in national effort funded by NSF, NASA.
A Jetsons future? Assessing the role of flying cars in sustainable mobility

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.
Solar storm congressional testimony: ‘The risk is real’

Solar storm congressional testimony: ‘The risk is real’

Professor Justin Kasper addresses Senate committee on solar threat to power grid.
Oil, gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than EPA reports

Oil, gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than EPA reports

Gas leaks estimated to be worth $2 billion could have fueled 10 million homes.
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Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

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.
Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Yeimy Rivera will begin a post doctoral position at the Center for Astrophysics at Harvard.
CLASP doctoral candidate to receive UCAR fellowship

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.
More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts

More than $5M to improve solar storm forecasts

U-Michigan researchers play lead roles in national effort funded by NSF, NASA.
North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows

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.
U-M BLiSS team wins NASA Moon to Mars challenge grant

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.
Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Jamie Ward will continue research at CLaSP in the Precipitation Extremes and Climate Dynamics group.
‘Now is the moment. So what do we do?’

‘Now is the moment. So what do we do?’

In a letter to the community, Dean Gallimore shares his reaction to the last few weeks in America, and what we all must do to make progress.
Help eradicate the virus of racism

Help eradicate the virus of racism

As scientists and engineers, we have an obligation to focus on solving this big societal problem.
Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Congratulations to our new Climate & Space PhD!

Dr. Hongyang Zhou will work on space weather model development at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Reuters Tuesday, April 14, 2020

U.S. underestimates methane emissions from offshore oil industry

Scientific American Thursday, April 2, 2020

NASA’s next solar mission will use six spacecraft to make one giant telescope

Daily Mail Wednesday, April 1, 2020

NASA announces new mission to study solar particle storms, with six small satellites the size of toaster ovens that will orbit Earth and measure radiation from the sun

Space.com Wednesday, April 1, 2020

For NASA’s next sun mission, 6 tiny spacecraft will work as one massive telescope

In the News Wednesday, April 1, 2020

New Mission From NASA Will Help Understand How the Sun’s Radiation Affects Space

US News & World Report Monday, February 3, 2020

With little ice on Superior, access to ice caves unlikely