Press Releases
| 05/10/2012 | Unseen planet revealed by its gravity
Scientists combined new Kepler Telescope data with an established theory to predict that an unseen second planet about the mass of Saturn is orbiting the distant star KOI-872. |
| 05/04/2012 | Canup elected member of National Academy of Sciences
NAS membership one of the highest honors awarded to U.S. scientists or engineers |
| 04/25/2012 | Splatters of molten rock signal period of intense asteroid impacts on Earth, raise questions about the source of impactors
Rock layers on Earth may hold the “fingerprints” of asteroid mega-impacts dating back to the Archean era, a formative time for early life. |
| 04/24/2012 | SwRI scientists assess age of the Titan organic atmosphere
SwRI scientists are studying the organic atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon and the only known extraterrestrial body with a hydrologic cycle similar to the Earth’s |
| 04/18/2012 | Ward named Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2012 inductees include winners of Pulitzer and Shaw prizes, Field Medal, and Grammy, Emmy, Academy and Tony awards |
| 03/27/2012 | The NASA TWINS and IBEX spacecraft observe impact of powerful solar storm from inside and outside Earth magnetosphere
Simultaneous imaging showed changes to Earth’s outer magnetosphere rippling toward the interior within minutes |
| 04/02/2012 | SwRI launches Particle Sensor Performance and Durability consortium
PSPD will investigate performance and durability of particle sensors for onboard diagnostics and diesel engine emission control |
| 03/02/2012 | SwRI co-sponsored Next-Generation Suborbital Research Conference a success, breaks records
Attendees from more than 16 countries and 34 sponsors convened at the conference |
| 02/27/2012 | NASA lunar scientists shed light on moon impact history
"Lunar cataclysm" may have struck moon at higher speeds than those that made the oldest lunar craters |
| 02/27/2012 | Pfeiffer elected chairman of SwRI Board of Directors Romo named vice chairman
Romo named vice chairman |
| 02/27/2012 | SwRI and XCOR agree to pioneering research test flight missions
SwRI payload specialist astronauts will be aboard some suborbital test missions of the XCOR Aerospace Lynx Mark I vehicle |
| 02/20/2012 | SwRI earns its second Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier Award
SwRI's First STAR Supplier recognition earned in 2008 |
| 02/17/2012 | Marty named vice president of SwRI Fuels and Lubricants Research Division
Fuels and Lubricants Research serves clients worldwide |
| 01/31/2012 | IBEX spacecraft measures "alien" particles from outside solar system, reveals interactions in surrounding regions
New IBEX data provide first look at the constituents of the interstellar medium |
| 01/27/2012 | SwRI-led RAD measures radiation from solar storm
RAD’s radiation measurements from a recent solar storm provide valuable information for future human space exploration |