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Explosive solar events such as flares and coronal mass ejections can disrupt terrestrial communications and power infrastructure in addition to other effects.

Putting Students Closer to Explosive Solar Events

Thursday, April 6, 2017
NJIT has a long-established reputation as a leader in researching phenomena originating on the star closest to Earth — the Sun.
the precursor to a solar flare

Igniting a Solar Flare in the Corona with Lower-Atmosphere Kindling

Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Scientists from NJIT’s Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research are providing some of the first detailed views of the mechanisms that may trigger solar flares, colossal releases of magnetic energy in the Sun’s corona that dispatch energized...
Distinguished Professor Sylvester James Gates, Jr. to Speak at NJIT on March 29

Distinguished Professor of Physics Sylvester James Gates, Jr. to Speak at NJIT on March 29

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
On Wednesday, March 29, the NJIT community is invited to attend two presentations by Distinguished Professor of Physics Sylvester James Gates, Jr., who is visiting from the University of Maryland.
College guidebook uniquely targets low-income, first-generation college-bound students

NJIT Makes the Grade on Two Recent Rankings

Friday, March 10, 2017
Value Colleges reported that NJIT ranks #28 of the Top 50 Best Value Online Master's in Management Programs for 2017.

Illuminating Our World — NJIT Campus to Host American Physical Society Meeting

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Section of the American Physical Society (APS) will be held November 3-5 on the NJIT campus.
cellular microtubules

Do Cells Have Exotic Vibrational Properties?

Friday, February 24, 2017
A little-understood biological property that appears to allow cell components to store energy on their outer edges is the possible key to developing a new class of materials and devices to collect, store and manage energy for a variety of...
Ph.D. student Andrey Stejko speaking about his heliophysics research at SC16. The image on the screen is a detailed computer-generated visualization of the Sun’s magnetic field.

Taking a High-Res 3D Look at the Sun

Thursday, January 26, 2017
Taking a High-Res 3D Look at the Sun
Side-by-side images of the sun captured through current and next-gen optics

Next-Gen Optics Unveil Sunspot-Wide Panoramas on the Sun's Surface

Friday, January 20, 2017
A groundbreaking new optical device, developed at NJIT’s Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) to correct images of the Sun distorted by multiple layers of atmospheric turbulence, is providing scientists with the most precisely detailed, real-time...

NJIT Tops New Ranking from The New York Times

Thursday, January 19, 2017
A recent report from The New York Times ranks NJIT #1 nationally for colleges with the highest percentage of students from the bottom fifth of the income distribution who end up in the top three-fifths.
Views of the sun through current and next-generation solar optics

Next-Generation Optics Offer the Widest Real-Time Views of Vast Regions of the Sun

Thursday, January 19, 2017
A groundbreaking new optical device, developed at NJIT’s Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) to correct images of the Sun distorted by multiple layers of atmospheric turbulence, is providing scientists with the most precisely detailed, real-time...