We Can Predict Space Weather. What If We Could Also Stop It?
Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can kill satellites and mess with GPS. A BU researcher has designed a space-based system to better protect us from rogue interplanetary weather.
Two BU Scientists Receive Prestigious 2026 Breakthrough Prizes
Lee Roberts and Dillon Brout honored for transformative achievements in physics and astronomy
BU Expert to Help Lead UN Climate Report, Undergraduates Study Secrets of the Universe
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including prestigious physics and health awards for researchers
Best of BU’s 2025 Science and Research
Boston University’s healthcare research expertise was in high demand, while stories about engineers’ moon mission and student researchers proved big hits
Is There Life on Other Planets? BU Astronomer Helping Lead New Mission Seeking Hints of Life in Space
Chuanfei Dong, a CAS assistant professor, is helping lead Mauve satellite’s study of stars’ bursts of plasma and magnetic fields
NASA Space Weather Mission Blasts Off—with Device Created by BU Students on Board
The observatory is on a mission to understand Earth’s most distant layer of atmosphere, a project led by a BU alum
Interning at NASA Fulfills a Lifetime Ambition for This CAS Student
Aashi Parikh participated in the agency’s Student Airborne Research Program, learning how NASA scientists conduct research—and performing fieldwork of her own
The Moon Landing That Made Boston University History
A telescope built by BU researchers hitches a ride on a private spacecraft and touches down on the moon. The goal: to record the dynamics between the Earth and sun.
Guggenheim Fellowships Awarded to Six BU Researchers and Scholars
Winners, recognized as “visionary scientists, scholars, writers, and artists,” will use honor to support work on artificial intelligence, space science, American history, and more.
Brink Bites: A Super Jupiter, the Ethics of BU’s Lobster Night, the Toll of Boston’s Traffic
Other research news, stories, and tidbits from around BU, including a fresh look at a gas giant, calculating deaths caused by vehicle emissions, and an undergraduate’s study of a campus dining tradition.