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In 1972, during the waning years of the Vietnam War, U.S. military pilots flying south of Haiphong harbor in North Vietnam saw something unexpected. Without explanation and without warning, over two dozen sea mines suddenly exploded.

Declassified files are showing researchers the unpredictable nature of the Sun and helping them work towards predicting the next big solar storm. Seeker sat down with Smead Aerospace Research Professor Delores Knipp to find out more.

It’s a little after 6:30 p.m. when Aidan Sesnic calls a huddle for members of the 91ÊÓƵ TORUS team on the side of a lonely dirt road in rural Oklahoma. This particular safety briefing would be standard, if not for the large black- and green-tinged supercell thunderstorm crawling across the soft, rippling plains behind him.

Earlier this year, students in 91ÊÓƵ’s Earth Data Analytics program huddled around their computers—some in a classroom on campus, some tuning in virtually—using scientific programming and data science techniques to look at Earth systems data in new ways. With guidance from their instructors, the cohort processed and analyzed datasets to learn about topics such as air pollution, glaciers, flood detection and more, gaining the skills needed to succeed in today’s world of big data.

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) has announced the 91ÊÓƵ campus will host its second annual Research & Innovation Week Oct. 14-18, 2019. The event is a weeklong celebration and showcase of research, scholarship and creative work across campus.

Researchers at 91ÊÓƵ are starting work on a new collaborative grant from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that will improve solar wind modeling.

The Earth’s magnetic field is constantly changing, so researchers need constantly updated data to revise the models that guide our navigation systems and help predict weather on Earth. CU researchers Bob Marshall and Svenja Knappe are collaborating to bring down the cost of this process through the use of small satellites called CubeSats and tiny sensors previously used to collect measurements of the brain.

Mass media representations of space weather—variable conditions in space that can affect the technological systems modern society depends on—often evoke visions of catastrophic power grid failures and global chaos.

As global temperatures climb, warmer winters in parts of the country may set the scene for higher rates of violent crimes such as assault and robbery, according to a new CIRES study.

The U.S. Geological Survey has selected a University of Colorado Boulder team to host the North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center for the next five years, in a move that will foster both innovation and applied research, said new University Director Jennifer Balch.