The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is a prominent nonprofit applied research and development organization headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 1947, SwRI provides a broad range of scientific and engineering services to both government and commercial clients globally. The institute focuses on a diverse set of fields including automotive engineering, fuels and lubricants, environmental sciences, material engineering, and space science. SwRI is known for its significant contributions to space missions, automotive innovation, and environmental technologies, maintaining a reputation for extending the boundaries of science and technology while ensuring practical applications of its research findings.
Using NASA’s MMS mission data, SwRI explores unusual substorm events in Earth’s magnetotail to better understand magnetic reconnection and its effects on the global magnetosphere….
Observations from airborne and ground-based sources offer unique data and engage the public. Teams led by Southwest Research Institute successfully executed two groundbreaking experiments —…
The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is developing a spacecraft named Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling (APS-R) as part of a $25.5 million project with the…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has provided crucial data on the charged particles in Europa’s atmosphere, revealing insights into its potential for supporting life. This study, involving…
The Webb telescope has observed what appear to be young methane deposits on the surfaces of Eris and Makemake. A team co-led by Southwest Research…
The FORCAST instrument on SOFIA discovered water on asteroids that were previously considered dry. Scientists from the Southwest Research Institute have made the first discovery…
The satellite discovered during the first asteroid encounter of NASA’s Lucy mission has an official name. On November 27, 2023, the International Astronomical Union approved…
NASA’s Lucy Surprise Observation of 1st-ever Contact Binary Orbiting Asteroid It turns out there is more to the “marvelous” asteroid Dinkinesh and its newly discovered…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has revealed that the asteroid Dinkinesh is a binary system. The flyby tested the spacecraft’s tracking abilities and provided a preview of…
A new study reveals that the Moon’s permanently shadowed regions are younger than previously estimated. A team including Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Raluca Rufu recently…
A new study suggests impact-driven mixing of mantle materials could create current mantle composition. Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Simone Marchi collaborated on a new study…
Southwest Research Institute scientists are studying the asteroid Psyche using infrared telescopes, aiming to understand its composition before NASA’s Psyche mission launches. The asteroid’s potential…
NASA has announced the continuation of the New Horizons mission, focusing on collecting unique heliophysics data starting in 2025. New Horizons’ mission of exploration of…
These “Building blocks” of this Kuiper belt object may point to key details of streaming instability model of planetesimal formation. A new study led by…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft provides its first glimpse of asteroid Dinkinesh. Over a span of two months, Lucy will get closer, testing its systems before a…
Remote-sensing data will complement Juno spacecraft’s in situ observations. The Space Telescope Science Institute recently awarded Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) a large project to use…
Models show Venus’ superheated core could produce extended volcanism and long-lived resurfacing. A Southwest Research Institute-led team has modeled the early impact history of Venus…
SwRI scientist awarded JWST Cycle 2 observations of Enceladus A pair of scientists from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) were members of a James Webb…