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 article “Polarization Accuracy Verification of the Chromospheric LAyer SpectroPolarimeter”, by Donguk Song (KASI) has been accepted for publication in the journal Solar Physics. The article describes the determination of the response matrix of the CLASP2 sounding rocket experiment, through …
On 8/26/22, Adam Kobelski ST13) and Chuck Higgins (Middle Tennessee State University Professor) and his student, Noah Byrge, made presentations to approximately 30 students ranging in age from five to twelve at the Ardmore Boys and Girls Club. Mitzi Adams …
Heidi Haviland (ST13) was invited to speak with amateur radio enthusiasts at the Huntsville Hamfest. This event was run by the Huntsville Amateur Radio Club (HARC) and the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Southeastern Division and has been an annual …
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) hosted a high-level delegation of leaders from the Brazilian science and space communities, 8/15-16/22, to mark recent and upcoming milestones for the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) mission, and to discuss cooperation and collaboration …
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On 8/16-17/22, members of the Kinematic Navigation and Cartography Knapsack (KNaCK, PI Michael Zanetti/ST13) team and the Smart Video Guidance Sensor team (SVGS-Rover, PI A. Summers) provided in-person demonstrations of the KNaCK and SVGS on rover platforms and the new …