Arizona State University, operating through its Orspa division, has been awarded a $1.55 million grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research related to probing exoplanet atmospheric physics with the Exoplanet Climate Infrared Telescope (EXCITE). The five-year contract will support Arizona State University's efforts to develop and operate EXCITE, an orbital telescope aimed at characterizing the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system and assessing...
This is a $141,298 grant awarded by NASA to Arizona State University for a research project titled "Gravitational Lensing of the Herschel Cosmic Infrared Background". The award has an ultimate completion date of January 10, 2026. Arizona State University is the prime recipient, with no set-aside designation noted. The grant will fund research related to studying exoplanet atmosphere models and supporting in-space memory manufacturing, which aligns with NASA's broader scientific...
Arizona State University was awarded a $722,053 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center. The grant is titled "LET THE DATA SPEAK FOR ITSELF. UNDERSTANDING THE LIMITS OF CURRENT EXOPLANETARY ATMOSPHERIC MODELS AND THEIR MISSING PHYSICS IN A DATA-DRIVEN ERA" and will fund research to understand the limitations of current models of exoplanet atmospheres and identify missing physics in an era of increased exoplanet data. The grant was awarded on...
This is a $103,952.81 training grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU), a public research university. The contract is to develop large-format superconducting detector arrays and low power, highly multiplexed readout electronics for future balloon-borne and space-based sub-millimeter and far-infrared missions. This technology will be demonstrated on the upcoming NASA BLAST-TNG balloon-borne telescope to measure the polarized...
This federal contract award was made to Arizona State University (ASU) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for a project titled "DISENTANGLING THE HOT AND COLD PHASES OF THE M82 OUTFLOW WITH NONEQUILIBRIUM SIMULATIONS". The $121,105 grant has an ultimate completion date of February 14, 2026. ASU, a comprehensive public research university, has a long history of receiving federal contract and grant awards from agencies such as NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the...
Arizona State University, through its Orspa division, was awarded a $886,593 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to execute a balanced science program. The grant requires Arizona State University to provide scientific research and support for NASA's exploration initiatives, focusing on the Moon, Mars, and beyond. The university is tasked with advancing discovery in emerging fields by identifying cross-disciplinary opportunities. The award also calls for Arizona...
This is a $537,787 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University (ASU) on January 21, 2022. The grant, titled "A Benchmark Survey of Substellar Companions -- A Critical Test of Formation and Evolution Models", is for a research project that will run until January 20, 2026. ASU, a comprehensive public research university, will be conducting this astronomical research project without any set-aside designation. The grant represents...
This $152,381 federal grant award to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) supports the Experiment for Cryogenic Large-Aperture Intensity Mapping (EXCLAIM), a high-altitude balloon spectrometer designed to deepen understanding of star formation in a cosmological context. EXCLAIM will map sub-millimeter emission of redshifted CO and CII lines across multiple windows. The grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), does not have a set-aside designation....
This is a federal grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona for the research project "PRESOLAR STARDUST IN THE EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM". The grant is valued at $112,107.00 and has a completion date of April 24, 2025. The contract type is a Grant for Research and there is no set-aside designation. As a comprehensive public research university, Arizona State University has extensive experience conducting...
Arizona State University was awarded a $523,887 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research under the CubeSounder program. The research aims to advance the technology readiness level of a compact remote sensing instrument for collecting three-dimensional atmospheric water vapor and temperature data from a stratospheric balloon platform. Specifically, Arizona State University's Space Engineering Research Center will mature its 50-183 GHz waveguide...