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Mar 27, 2023, 11:30 ET Research Funds to be Allocated for Top Science and Technology Challenges Through AFRL/USSF Opportunity

In direct partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and United States Space Force (USSF), the Universities Space Research Association ...

Mar 16, 2023, 11:00 ET USRA Names Carol Kory Vice President, Program Development and University Engagement

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) recently announced the appointment of Dr. Carol Kory as Vice President, Program Development and...

Mar 15, 2023, 12:05 ET SOFIA Reveals Map of Moon's Water Near its South Pole Artemis Landing Sites

A new study using NASA's and DLR's now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has pieced together the first detailed,...

Mar 07, 2023, 10:30 ET SOFIA Makes First Detection of Heavy Oxygen in Earth's Upper Atmosphere

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) made the first-ever measurement of heavy atomic oxygen in Earth's upper atmosphere....

Feb 08, 2023, 12:15 ET USRA's Dr. Joan Schmelz Named Fellow of the American Astronomical Society

Universities Space Research Association's Dr. Joan Schmelz has been elected Fellow of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), joining a...

Jan 25, 2023, 12:30 ET USRA to administer Integrative Research in Emerging Technologies for Department of Homeland Security Use Cases Program

Through a new agreement with the MSI STEM Research & Development Consortium (MSRDC), the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) will...

Jan 16, 2023, 08:00 ET Monster Black Hole Found Hiding Behind Dust in Center of Dwarf Galaxies

In a paper published in the Astrophysical Journal, scientists describe the discovery of an intermediate black hole buried in gas and dust in a dwarf...

Jan 12, 2023, 13:30 ET The Distance to High-Velocity Cloud Complex M

Traditional studies have placed High Velocity Clouds (HVCs) at great distances, in the halo and beyond. However new research suggests that the...

Jan 12, 2023, 13:15 ET The Origin of High-Velocity Cloud Complex M

New research suggests that the High Velocity Cloud (HVC) Complex M may be the result of a supernova that blew up about four million years ago. The...

Jan 11, 2023, 13:15 ET SOFIA Helps Reveal Why Cosmic Bubbles Are Leaking Out Into Space

With thousands of tiny holes, Orion's Veil — a bubble of gas and dust — is breaking sooner than expected, and SOFIA was the only observatory that...

Dec 12, 2022, 13:30 ET NASA's Retired SOFIA Aircraft Finds New Home at Arizona Museum

NASA's now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft will find a permanent home in the Pima Air & Space Museum in...

Dec 08, 2022, 13:00 ET Universities Space Research Association Announces the 2022 Distinguished Undergraduate Award Winners

Universities Space Research Association (USRA) proudly announced today the winners of the prestigious 2022 USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards....

Nov 29, 2022, 13:00 ET No Phosphine on Venus-According to SOFIA Observations

After the 2020 announcement of the discovery of phosphine above Venus's clouds, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA),...

Nov 10, 2022, 13:30 ET Magnetic Fields Help Black Holes Reach Deeper Into Galaxies

Black holes potentially have an even larger influence on the galaxies around them than we thought. And the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared...

Oct 13, 2022, 13:00 ET SOFIA Spies a New Type of Stellar Outburst

Astronomers using SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, discovered something unique: a new type of stellar outburst that had...

Oct 11, 2022, 07:00 ET Quantum computing could positively impact UN Sustainable development goals in coming decades

Advances in quantum computing technology have such broad applicability in the long term that they could positively impact all 17 United Nations...

Sep 29, 2022, 10:00 ET A Solution to the High-Velocity-Cloud Mystery

The high-velocity, neutral hydrogen feature known as MI may be the result of a supernova that took place about 100,000 years ago at a distance of 163 ...

Sep 15, 2022, 14:30 ET Twisted Magnetic Fields Can Reveal How Protobinary Systems, Tatooine Planets Form

Twisted magnetic fields around binary systems can reveal how the stellar system came together. Circumbinary planets – planets that orbit around two...

Sep 07, 2022, 15:00 ET Artificial Gravity Partially Protects Space-Related Central Nervous System Deficits in Organisms

Space travel to the Moon, Mars, and beyond can expose astronauts to extreme conditions, causing potential health issues. To prepare for future...

Aug 30, 2022, 12:00 ET SOFIA Finds More Water in the Moon's Southern Hemisphere

In 2020, Universities Space Research Association scientists and their team, using the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA),...

Aug 26, 2022, 09:00 ET Shadow Games: Exposing a Hidden World on the Moon

Universities Space Research Association's David Kring at the Lunar and Planetary Institute was a coauthor on the paper "Cryogeomorphic...

Aug 02, 2022, 11:45 ET New Study Shows Deformation of First Formed Solids in Our Solar System Resulted from Nebular Shocks

A recent study reports evidence of deformation in the oldest solids formed in our solar system resulting from nebular shocks. The results of this...

Jul 14, 2022, 13:00 ET Orion's Veil Comes Out of Its Shell

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy discovered that Orion's Veil—an expanding shell consisting of dust and gas in front of the...

Jul 11, 2022, 12:00 ET New Findings on the Formation of Ionized Carbon

Scientists have long held that star formation creates ionized carbon giving vital information for understanding our universe. But a new study, led by ...

Jun 30, 2022, 12:00 ET USRA's Tomohiro Oda Appointed to National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Consensus Study Committee

Dr. Tomohiro Oda, Senior Scientist at Universities Space Research Association's (USRA) Earth from Space Institute, was recently appointed to the...