In summer 2024, a Greenland expedition led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics dove into an undiscovered frontier in search of answers about future sea level rise BY CONSTANTINO PANAGOPULOS On the far western edge of Greenland’s ice sheet, a large glacier leads to the sea, where it breaks against the water like… Continue Reading Into the Glacial Abyss
Helping the Karuk Tribe in California Prepare for Climate Challenges
UTIG’s Danielle Touma is winner of the 2024 Women In Science Incentive Prize. The award’s theme this year was extreme weather. This story by Lucy Sherriff at The Story Exchange goes into Touma’s work helping the Karuk Tribe manage wildfires in California. Danielle Touma is no stranger to drought. The research professor at University of… Continue Reading Helping the Karuk Tribe in California Prepare for Climate Challenges
Uranus’s Swaying Moons will Help Spacecraft Seek Out Hidden Oceans
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
‘Giant Lab Experiment’ Leads to New Model for Predicting Landslides
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
NASA Europa Mission Set to Launch with UT Austin Instrument to Explore Jupiter’s Ocean World
Europa Clipper Launch Party UTIG Second Floor Ice Pod October 14, 2024 10:35 am – 12:00 pm* Map and directions. 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… Continue Reading NASA Europa Mission Set to Launch with UT Austin Instrument to Explore Jupiter’s Ocean World
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