NASA and NOAA are advancing their space weather monitoring capabilities through a $26.1 million contract awarded to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), while simultaneously expanding research partnerships for extreme weather prediction. Space Weather Monitoring Takes Center Stage The contract, spanning from December 2024 to January 2034, tasks SwRI with developing two magnetometer instruments for NOAA’s Space Weather Next program. These instruments will measure interplanetary magnetic fields carried by solar wind from the Lagrange 1 point, positioned 1.5 million kilometers from Earth. Dr. Roy Torbert, program director at SwRI’s Earth, Oceans, and Space office, explains: “Space weather refers to the variable conditions … Continue reading NASA, NOAA Award $26.1M Contract to SwRI for Space Weather Instruments