Heliophysics and Planetary Science Branch
The Heliophysics and Planetary Science Branch studies the coupled Sun-Earth system and the terrestrial planets and icy satellites of our solar system. Our heliophysics portfolio includes instrumentation development, sounding rocket flight, and research focusing on energy transfer across physical scales throughout the solar atmosphere. Our planetary science portfolio includes research on the origin, composition, and evolution of terrestrial planetary bodies, focusing on geological, geophysical, and related models, experiments, and observations conducted in the field, laboratory, and via analysis of remotely sensed data from space-based missions.
The invited perspectives paper on diversity and inclusion in space physics titled “The importance of local long-duration STEM mentorship as a global mechanism for increasing diversity at all levels of education” has been accepted for publication, The authors are Sarah …
Paper Accepted in Frontiers Astronomy and Space Sciences Read More »
Heidi Haviland (ST13) attended the final InSight Science Team Meeting, which was the 26th meeting. The meeting was hosted by Renee Weber (ST01) and took place 3/20-24/23 in Huntsville, AL. Participants were both remote and in person. The meeting included …
Paul Bremner, Jack Conrad, Heidi Haviland, and Michael Zanetti (ST13), along with MSFC Chief Scientist, Renee Weber (ST01), participated in the annual LPSC meeting in the Woodlands, Texas. LPSC is focused on the presentation of recent planetary science research and …
Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) Read More »
Dennis Gallagher (ST13) gave two lectures to Professor Qiang Hu’s SPA526 Space Weather class on 3/21/23 and 3/28/23 titled Space Weather 101 and Inner Magnetospheric Physics, respectively. The lectures were intended to provide basic overviews of the subjects, giving the …
Amy Winebarger (ST13) gave an invited talk at the Rosseland Centre for Solar Physics (RoCS)/ Multi-slit Solar Exporer (MUSE)/ Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) Workshop. The workshop occurred 2/27-3/2/23 in Svalbard, Norway. Winebarger’s talk, entitled “Recent advances in Coronal Heating …
Marshall Scientist Gives Invited Talk at International Meeting Read More »