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.
Amy Winebarger, P.S. Athiray, and Patrick Champey (ST13) provided a 20 minute presentation to the NASA HQ Heliophysics Staff Meeting on 8/25/21. The presentation focused on the technology development that occurred to make the MaGIXS mission a possibility. The technology …
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Mitzi Adams (ST13) presented a virtual talk titled “Introducing the Sun” on 8/27/21 to viewers of Fernbank Science Center’s At-Home Planetarium Show, using Facebook for the live stream. There were 500 viewers across multiple time zones as well as a …
The Brazilian Technical Institute for Aeronautics (ITA) performed X-Band link tests at Cachoeira Paulista to validate the science data download; the tests objectives were achieved, the downlink channel was tested, and data sent by the transmitter were received and decoded …
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Dennis Gallagher and Paul Bremner (ST13) participated in this virtual workshop hosted by the NASA Biological and Physical Sciences Division. The workshop was focused on fundamental and applied research on the Moon in physical sciences on 8/8-19/21. The workshop included …
On 8/17/21, Mitzi Adams (ST13) virtually presented a talk about the Sun, the seasons, and eclipses to 82 people, most of whom are teachers in the Alabama Association for Gifted Children. There were many questions and much interest in an …