Rama Nemani’s Company Niruthi Awarded $3.9M Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grant
February 24, 2025 Congratulations to Rama and his colleagues at Niruthi! Learn more here.
New Surface and Atmospheric Observations of TRAPPIST-1 b
BAERI alumn Taylor Bell has contributed to a new study that rethinks the nature of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b, its surface and the existence of its atmosphere. The billion-year-old planet was thought to have a heavily weathered surface; however, the…
Alejandro S. Borlaff and Research Team Discover Tipped-Over Black Hole
Lead author, BAERI’s Alejandro S. Borlaff, and a team of researchers devised image-analysis techniques that led to the discovery of a massive “tipped over” black hole. The group used archival data from several telescopes around the world, beginning with NASA’s…
AGU Preview: The BAERI researchers involved in the American Geophysical Union 2024 Fall Meeting
This year, dozens of BAERI researchers will be involved in a wide range of AGU talks and poster sessions. The American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, the largest Earth and Space Science meeting in the world, will be held this year…
Ariel Deutsch Joins Artemis II Science Team
We are excited to highlight that BAERI’s Ariel Deutsch was asked to join the Artemis II Science Team. As the Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft, circles the Moon carrying astronauts for the first time, Ariel will be on the ground supporting…
First Evidence for Slip-Running Reconnection, General Energy Release Process in Solar Flares and Eruptions
Scientists have discovered the long-predicted slip-running reconnection regime, manifesting as fast motion of flare kernels along ribbons, with speeds up to 2,600 km/s. This process was theoretically predicted in two studies, published in 2005 and 2006. Its discovery has therefore…
Ariel Deutsch Gets ROSES Funding
BAERI's Ariel Deutsch has been awarded funding through NASA’s ROSES Program. Deutsch’s proposal, “The influence of target slope on small crater morphometry: New insights into polar volatiles and mass transport on the Moon,” is part of the Lunar Data Analysis…
BAERI’s Taylor Bell Co-Authors Paper on “Popcorn Planet”
In more James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) excitement, a team of researchers, including co-author BAERI’s Taylor Bell, has revealed new details about the exoplanet WASP-107b, also known as the “popcorn planet” due to its puffy appearance. The research uncovered differences…
BAERI Part of New NASA “Team Crown” Contract
We are very excited about the news that the NASA Academic Mission Services 2 (NAMS-2) contract has been awarded to a team of organizations led by Crown Consulting, Inc. as prime contractor. BAERI is a part of “Team Crown,” which…
BAERI’s Milan Loiacono Covers Marine Biology Training Program in Puerto Rico
Young scientists dive deep in the waters off Puerto Rico for OCEANOS (Ocean Community Engagement and Awareness using NASA Earth Observations and Science for Hispanic/Latino students). BAERI’s Milan Loiacono, science communications specialist at Ames Research Center, sheds light on the…