Dr. Dale Thomas, deputy director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center, holding a model of the nuclear engine and power rod that may be used for future space exploration power plants

UAH, NASA partnership pushes nuclear thermal propulsion toward making deep space exploration a reality

Jun 01, 2026

For decades, the challenge of deep space exploration has been less about where we want to go, and more about how long it takes to get there and the ph...

Dr. Eric Smith, the new dean of the Honors College at The University of Alabama in Huntsville

Dr. Eric Smith, new dean of the UAH Honors College, aims to inspire more students to seek higher goals

May 27, 2026

Dr. Eric Smith believes in the transformative power of education. It’s taken him from student in a small North Alabama high school all the way to fu...

A widely spreading coronal mass ejection (CME) blasts more than a billion tons of matter out into space at millions of kilometers per hour

UAH researcher earns NASA Early Career Achievement Medal for advancing AI-driven foundational models for science

May 26, 2026

Dr. Sujit Roy, a researcher in the Earth Systems Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of A...

Former WHNT news anchor Steve Johnson sits down for questions with K. T. McFarland, a longtime national security analyst, former government official

UAH Distinguished Lecture Series speaker K.T. McFarland sees Iran war, global economic policies and burgeoning technologies as pivotal to U.S. security

May 22, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted K.T. McFarland, formerly Deputy National Security Ad...

The Large Magellanic Cloud has a mass of approximately 41 billion times that of the Sun.

UAH researchers find new method to “weigh” neighboring galaxies using pulsars as ultra-precise gravitational probes

May 21, 2026

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, have identified a promising new method for m...

Group of people discussing scientific posters at a conference or academic event in an indoor venue.

UAH sustains top-tier research rankings for thirteenth year in a row

May 20, 2026

Five programs at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) rank among the top 25 federally-funded programs in the United States, according to the...

The University of Alabama in Huntsville campus student service building

UAH announces promotion, tenure awards for 2026-27 academic year, grants of emeritus status

May 19, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 20 faculty members and recognized nine others who were r...

Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn

Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn named Dean of the College of Nursing at The University of Alabama in Huntsville

May 18, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has named Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn as the next Dean of the College of Nursing following a national search....

Bullet shape drone flying in air with rotory propellant.

UAH Rotorcraft Center develops Skyspear™ attack drone with counter-uncrewed aerial systems, highlighted at T-REX event

May 15, 2026

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are showcasing the latest evolution of the Skyspear™ autonomous aerial defense platform...