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Space Science Center
A 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 astronomer, instilled in Spence a curiosity and excitement about the universe. This was the era of the Space Race between the U.S.Ìýand the Soviet Union,... Read More
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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.Ìý -
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 Â鶹app has been awarded $24.3 million by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to... -
08/08/245 Ways Wildcats Are Staying Cool This Summer
Summer of ’24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our UNH community are staying cool. Here are five ways our ’Cats are...
Recent Stories
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03/07/22 - Back to OrbitA new satellite equipped with a UNH-built instrument will improve weather predictions on Earth and in space.Ìý Read More -
02/10/22 - Solar WindfallUNH 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 -
02/02/22 - From the Sea to the StarsResearchers 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 -
01/28/22 - Research Snapshot: Space RaysResearchers are testing different detector designs toÌýlearn how elements form during supernova explosions in space.Ìý Read More -
01/24/22 - A Striking DiscoveryA new study from UNH reveals how lightning actually begins within a storm cloud.Ìý Read More -
09/29/21 - In a Class of Their OwnSteve Frolking and Roy Torbert have been elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.Ìý Read More -
08/26/21 - An Out Of This World ExperienceHigh school students collaborated with UNH scientists to create a museumÌýexhibit about humans in space.Ìý Read More -
08/19/21 - Space WavesUNH researchers have received a $1.62 millionÌýgrant from NSF to study magnetic waves that impact Earth's radiation belts. Read More -
07/08/21 - Research Snapshot: Eerie QuietStanley Ellis, a research engineer with UNH’s Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, tests a detector inside Morse Hall’s anechoic chamber, a room lined with pyramid... Read More -
04/16/21 - A Simple Instrument for Outer SpaceUNH researchers have been awarded $50,000 to design a compact, relatively simple space instrument to measure protons in the solar wind. Read More