When NASA’s Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, it captured grainy photographs of large ice-covered moons. Now nearly 40 years later, NASA plans to send another spacecraft to Uranus, this time equipped to see if those icy moons are hiding liquid water oceans. The mission is still in an early planning stage. But researchers… Continue Reading Uranus’s Swaying Moons will Help Spacecraft Seek Out Hidden Oceans – Banner

Landslides are a perennial threat in California, where the geology and steep topography mean the land is more prone to slipping than in other places. Now, researchers at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics and UC Santa Cruz studying two large Northern California landslides think they’ve found the key to predicting landslide motion hidden… Continue Reading ‘Giant Lab Experiment’ Leads to New Model for Predicting Landslides – Banner

One of the great mysteries of the solar system is whether the ingredients for life exist below the surface of Jupiter’s icy ocean moon Europa. On Monday, Oct. 14, NASA is scheduled to launch Europa Clipper on a mission to find out. The habitability-hunting spacecraft is equipped with sensors designed to peer beneath Europa’s surface.… Continue Reading NASA Europa Mission Set to Launch with UT Austin Instrument to Explore Jupiter’s Ocean World: Banner

Mrinal Sen, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin and a pioneer in machine learning for seismic imaging, has been selected by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) as the speaker for their 2024-2025 Distinguished Instructor Short Course, referred to as DISC. Sen will set off on a global tour to present to… Continue Reading Mrinal Sen Named Global Lecturer for AI-Driven Physics and Data Analysis Course – Banner

Scientists Set Sail to Study Greenland Glaciers from Underwater The University of Texas at Austin has embarked on a mission to explore the underwater edges of Greenland’s coastal glaciers to learn more about future sea level rise. The four-week expedition conducted with international partners will investigate processes that control how these giant glaciers melt and… Continue Reading Scientists Set Sail to Study Greenland Glaciers from Underwater – Banner