Press Releases
| 01/13/2026 | SwRI’s Dr. Michael Davis named SPIE Fellow
International organization gives highest honor to SwRI astrophysicist |
| 01/12/2026 | SwRI evaluates fire risks associated with solar panel installations
Engineers test three common racking orientations, roof assemblies to identify fire mitigation strategies |
| 01/08/2026 | SwRI’s Dr. Alan Stern named AAS Fellow
The honor recognizes members for their leadership in space science |
| 01/06/2026 | SwRI upgrades nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory for pharmaceutical R&D
NMR facility enables rapid, cost-effective analysis for drug discovery, development |
| 12/18/2025 | Europa Clipper instrument uniquely observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph viewed 3I/ATLAS both when and where most other assets could not |
| 12/16/2025 | Novel SwRI-developed IMAP instrument delivers first-light data
CoDICE measures energized particles from interstellar space, the solar wind and solar energetic particles to understand the Sun’s radiation and the boundary of the heliosphere |
| 12/16/2025 | SwRI-led PUNCH mission producing unprecedented images of Sun
NASA spacecraft also tracks space weather events, comets and more |
| 12/15/2025 | Eight SwRI hydrogen projects funded by ENERGYWERX
Researchers will evaluate new technology, existing infrastructure for hydrogen-powered future |
| 12/10/2025 | Lunar soil analyses reveal how space weathering shapes the Moon’s ultraviolet reflectance
SwRI scientists help interpret data for future lunar missions |
| 12/10/2025 | SwRI, Trinity University to study stable bacterial proteins in search of medical advances
Researchers will examine protein stability mechanisms targeting advanced treatments for Alzheimer’s, ALS, other diseases |
| 12/10/2025 | SwRI, Trinity University to synthesize novel compound to mitigate effects of stroke, heart attack
Grant funding will support research to prevent tissue, organ damage |
| 12/09/2025 | SwRI, Trinity University collaborate to advance hormonal nasal spray to treat PTSD
Researchers will formulate, evaluate intranasal delivery system |
| 12/08/2025 | SwRI-led study provides insight into oscillations in solar flares
New SwRI-led paper links solar flare QPPs to oscillatory magnetic reconnection |
| 12/08/2025 | SwRI researchers use PUNCH to track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
SwRI-led spacecraft provides vital data while 3I/ATLAS is too close to the Sun for others to observe |
| 12/03/2025 | SwRI may have solved a mystery surrounding Uranus’ radiation belts
Solar-storm-driven waves may explain extreme radiation |