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.
Paul Bremner (ST13) and colleagues Rich MacKenzie, Dallin Laycock, and Sean Fletcher chaired two sessions and presented two posters at the annual Geological Society of America (GSA) Connects meeting in Denver, CO, 10/9-13/22. Their two sessions focused on the use …
Presentation at the Main Annual Geological Society of America Meeting Read More »
Linda Habash Krause (ST13) attended the Science and Instruments Kick-off meeting for the ITASAT-2 Mission, held virtually on 10/18/22. ITASAT-2 is a follow-on mission to SPORT, and it consists of three 12U CubeSat spacecraft in a low-altitude Earth orbit to …
The Brazilian Technical Institute for Aeronautics (ITA) Team successfully performed the RF field test (VHF, UHF and X-Band) at Cuiabá, to verify the end-to-end link between the new ground station and SPORT engineering unit (EM). ITA collected data from the …
Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) Update Read More »
Michael Zanetti (ST13), Walter King (ST13 PiP from ES21), and Kyle Miller (EV42) conducted a technology demonstration and field work with the NASA JSC 3rd Joint EVA Test Team (JETT-3) from 10/5-9/22, near Flagstaff, AZ. JETT-3 tested full-up mission operations …
KNaCK Mobile LIDAR Technology Night-Time and Cave Demonstrations Read More »
The article “Quiet Sun Center to Limb Variation of the Linear Polarization Observed by CLASP2 Across the Mg II h and k Lines”, by Laurel Rachmeler (NOAA) has been accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal. The CLASP2 (Chromospheric LAyer …
Paper Accepted for Publication in the Astrophysical Journal Read More »