SwRI’s Levison, Olkin lead the mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is encapsulated…
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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.
New evidence shows Pluto’s atmosphere is now shrinking and refreezing as it moves away from…
NASA Backs PUNCH Outreach Program for Solar Exploration NASA has funded a five-year outreach program…
MMS spacecraft data show that heavy ions can be accelerated by shockwaves, contrary to previous…
NASA’s PUNCH mission will reveal how the Sun’s corona becomes the solar wind using four…
The Chicxulub dinosaur-killing asteroid likely came from the outer main asteroid belt, with new models…
Lucy, NASA’s mission to Jupiter’s Trojans asteroids, carries a plaque filled with wisdom and inspiration…
The first spacecraft to leave the Solar System carried with them messages from Earth for…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully completes final solar panel tests, readying for its groundbreaking mission to…
UVS images faint auroral rings that likely originate at edge of gas giant’s magnetosphere. The…
Jovian jet streams above the cloud tops measured using the aftermath of comet collision. Working…
Layers of ice and rock obviate the need for “habitable zone” and shield life against…
Trojan asteroids, first spotted in 1906, are Lucy’s next destination in NASA’s quest to explore…
Juno spotted a meteoroid explosion on Jupiter, helping scientists better understand the planet’s impact rates…
Updated models predict that NASA’s Perseverance rover will encounter more ancient surfaces. A Southwest Research…
Scientists inferred Bennu’s sojourn in the inner Solar System at 1.75 million years. Last year…
Mineralogy points to large, water-rich parent asteroid for carbonaceous chondrite meteorite. A Southwest Research Institute-led…
Models Point to a Potentially Diverse Metabolic Menu at Enceladus Using data from NASA’s Cassini…