UAH researcher finds cosmic dust could play key role in cracking long-standing mystery of solar corona heating, opening new field in heliophysics
Jul 01, 2026
A new study led by a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville suggests that tiny charged dust grains near the Sun may significantly influence how energy moves through the solar corona, the outer atmosphere of the Sun. ...
UAH researcher finds Martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact Mars missions
Jun 30, 2026
A new study by a doctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, suggests global dust storms on Mars may organize the Martian atmosphere into regions favorable for electrical activit...
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 recently granted emeritus status at the University Awards for Excellence celebration on April 23 at...
UAH celebrates outstanding faculty, staff at 2026 University Awards for Excellence event on April 23
May 12, 2026
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honored the achievements of 23 faculty and staff members on April 23 at the 2026 University Awards for Excellence ceremony in the Student Services Building ballroom. ...
Dr. Gary P. Zank Recognized with Alpha Kappa Alpha’s (AKA) Champion Award for Outstanding Community Support
May 08, 2026
Gary P. Zank, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Space Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research, has been recognized with the prestigious Champion Award from Alpha...
UAH Business of Space Conference highlights NASA - Blue Origin partnership; restored Apollo Test Stand celebrates 500th hot-fire test
Mar 06, 2026
In an era defined by ambitions to return to the Moon and push onward to Mars, a groundbreaking partnership between NASA and Blue Origin is demonstrating how collaboration between government and industry can strengthen America’s space capabilities...
UAH researcher wins $1.27M award to study dynamic evolution of plasma conditions during a solar flare
Feb 03, 2026
Despite decades of observations, our understanding of plasma conditions during solar flares has been limited by instrument capabilities. ...
UAH researchers lead study suggesting dark matter can be detected in unidentified X-ray emission lines in spectra of galaxy clusters
Dec 16, 2025
Scientists search for “decaying” dark matter (DDM) because it offers unique signatures like specific X-ray or gamma-ray lines or neutrino signals not seen in normal matter, potentially revealing dark matter's particle nature, mass and interacti...
UAH student researcher leads discovery of fastest gamma-ray burst ever recorded
Dec 08, 2025
– Sarah Dalessi, a fifth-year student in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is the lead author of a paper on arXiv detailing the discovery of the fastest gamma-ray ...
Innovative teaching approach results in new framework to understand solar turbulence
Nov 20, 2025
A novel, innovative approach to teaching his first doctoral-level introductory fluid and space plasma turbulence class by new assistant professor of space science Dr. Laxman Adhikari at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has re...