Grant For Research NNX15AP96G
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- This is a $297,096 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The grant is part of NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) funding opportunity, which aims to execute a balanced science program, participate in NASA's exploration initiatives, and advance discovery in emerging fields. The grant does not...
- This is a $313,651 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The grant is for a research project titled "Laying the Foundation for a Comprehensive View of Transiting Exoplanets with the Galactic Bulge Survey." This grant does not have a set-aside designation. AURA is a non-profit organization that manages and...
- This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), a non-profit organization that manages and operates astronomical observatories and telescopes. The $350,793 grant is for a project titled "IT'S ELEMENTARY: CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF EXOPLANET-HOSTING M-DWARFS USING APOGEE." The project aims to conduct detailed spectral analysis of M-dwarf stars, including...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $39,940.94 grant to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), for a project titled "The Technique of Transmission Spectroscopy -- The Wavelength-Dependent Change in the Planetary Radii Due to Opacity Sources in Its Atmosphere." This grant, with a performance period ending on February 29, 2024, supports research related to...
- This is a $313,865 grant awarded by NASA to the Planetary Science Institute (PSI), a non-profit research organization in Tucson, Arizona. The grant is for a multi-pronged 3D modeling effort to understand the habitability of rocky planets in our solar system over time and to inform the detection and characterization of habitable exoplanets. The research aims to explore key dynamic components of planetary atmospheres, including atmospheric and oceanic heat transport, cloud variability, and the...
- This is a $473,379 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), doing business as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The grant is for AURA to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, administration priorities, and congressional direction. AURA will participate as a key partner and enabler in NASA's...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $164,157.61 grant for research to Science & Technology Corporation (STC), a minority-owned, for-profit small business. The grant, titled "Rocke3D", is focused on understanding the effects of various factors such as orbital parameters, atmospheric/oceanic heat transport, and cloud/surface ice on the habitability of exoplanets. The research will utilize a 1D radiative-convective model called QRT to explore the...
- This is a $189,956.00 grant awarded to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), a non-profit organization, by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the "Heliophysics Living with a Star Tools and Methods" project. The grant is for research related to solar physics, including studying subsurface solar dynamics, flare-associated white light emissions, and exoplanet detection. AURA has previously received prime federal contracts and...
- This is a $2,024,328.69 grant awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA) to conduct research on high-performance coronagraph technology for future segmented space telescopes. The goal is to develop technology that can enable a statistically robust search for signs of life in the atmospheres of Earth-like exoplanets. This research effort builds on AURA's existing expertise in space-based astronomical research and...
- This is a $597,569 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), a non-profit organization. The grant is for a 3-year period from January 2025 to January 2028 and is not set aside. The grant requires AURA to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and congressional direction. AURA will participate as a key partner in NASA's...
This is a $99,026.88 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), operating as the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). The grant is for a research project titled "Rocky Planet Habitability: Insights from Solar System Climate Dynamics Through Time," which aims to produce new 3D models to understand the habitability of rocky planets in our solar system and inform the detection and characterization of habitable exoplanets. This grant does not have a set-aside designation. AURA, a non-profit organization, is the prime recipient and collaborates with various universities and research institutions on this grant-funded project, which supports NASA's broader astrophysics objectives within the Science Mission Directorate.
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| 3 | Funding Only Action | ($173) | 10/28/19 | |
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| 2 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/12/18 | |
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| Not listed | $0 | 6/5/17 |