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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

US
academic
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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The work drew on Southwest Research Institute's Center for Laboratory Astrophysics and Space Science Experiments (CLASSE) and UT San Antonio's Kleberg Advanced Microscopy Center (KAMC).

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteNoiseMar 5, 2026Lunar dust study links space weathering to changes in Moon ultraviolet brightness

Ujjwal Raut of Southwest Research Institute served as principal investigator for the project.

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteNarrative GeneralMar 5, 2026Lunar dust study links space weathering to changes in Moon ultraviolet brightness

Southwest Research Institute and NSF-NCAR developed PINNBARDS, a Physics-Informed Neural Network-Based Active Region Distribution Simulator linking visible solar active regions to the deep magnetic dynamics of the Sun's tachocline.

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteNarrative GeneralFeb 26, 2026AI-driven solar model aims to extend space weather warnings

Juno Principal Investigator Scott J. Bolton is affiliated with the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2026Jupiter size refined by new radio mapping

Olivier Mousis of Southwest Research Institute is the second author of a study published in The Astrophysical Journal about the divergent evolution of Io and Europa.

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteNarrative GeneralJan 26, 2026Birth conditions fixed water contrast on Jupiters moons

Researchers from Southwest Research Institute, the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, and the Max Planck Institute used archival Ca II K images from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory to probe the Sun's chromosphere.

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2026Century-old solar records refine future cycle forecasts

Southwest Research Institute scientists are proposing a dedicated solar polar mission to observe the Sun from a vantage off the ecliptic and provide direct, continuous views of polar magnetic processes.

Mentioned as: southwest research instituteTechnical ProductJan 21, 2026Century-old solar records refine future cycle forecasts

Southwest Research Institute managed the IMAP payload and coordinated the development and delivery of all 10 mission instruments contributed by multiple institutions.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralDec 26, 2025CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission

The research work was supported in part by NASA, and the coauthors of the paper include Michael Manga from UC Berkeley, Alyssa Rhoden from Southwest Research Institute, and Matthew Walker from Planetary Science Institute.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralNov 26, 2025Looking inside icy moons

William Bottke from the Southwest Research Institute is a co-author of the study.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralOct 7, 2025Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar system

The magnetometer (MAG) on board SWFO-L1 was developed and built by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralSep 22, 2025SWFO-L1 soll vor Sonnenstürmen warnen

Southwest Research Institute will develop two magnetometers for the Lagrange 1 Series project, part of NOAA’s Space Weather Next program.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteOrg RelationshipDec 9, 2024SwRI to build magnetometers for NOAA space weather satellites

NASA selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build the Next-Generation Space Weather Magnetometer for the Lagrange 1 Series project on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralDec 9, 2024NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program

Work on the magnetometer contract will take place at Southwest Research Institute’s facility in San Antonio, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, and Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteOrg RelationshipDec 9, 2024NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Next Generation Space Weather Program

Southwest Research Institute won a $26,100,000 contract to build a space weather instrument for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipDec 9, 2024SwRI to build magnetometers for NOAA space weather satellites

Southwest Research Institute won a $60,000,000 contract to build three coronagraphs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs

Southwest Research Institute will support the launch and provide ground support at NOAA’s Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, Maryland.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs

NASA awarded the contract to Southwest Research Institute on behalf of NOAA on 2024-11-14.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Org RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs

NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, selected Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to build three coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)Narrative GeneralNov 14, 2024NASA awards contract for NOAA’s Space Weather program

Under the contract, Southwest Research Institute will design, develop, build, and test coronagraphs for the Lagrange 1 Series project.

Mentioned as: Southwest Research InstituteOrg RelationshipNov 14, 2024Southwest Research Institute to supply NOAA coronagraphs
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