Science Projects
The dedicated team at the Science Projects Branch provides oversight and support to numerous, cutting-edge, research projects and science teams across the Division. In addition to the projects listed below, they also manage the Chandra X-ray Observatory Program.
Earth Science
- SERVIR
Astrophysics
- Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
- Lynx X-ray Observatory
Optical Telescopes
- Predictive Thermal Control (PTC)
- Segmented Mirror Technology Program (SMPT)
Heliophysics
- Full sun Ultraviolet Rocket Spectrometer (FURST),
- Marshall Grazing Incidence X-ray Spectrometer, (MaGIXS)
- Hinode
- Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP)
- Chromospheric Lyman-Alpha Spectro-Polarimeter (CLASP 2)
- High-Resolution Coronal imager (Hi-C) Flare
The Chandra X-ray Observatory Program conducted its Quarterly Review of mission status on 11/15/23 at the Chandra Operations Control Center in Burlington, MA. Several members of the Chandra team from MSFC attended in-person. The team reviewed talks on the overall …
Chandra Program Conducts Quarterly Review and Biannual Engineering Review Read More »
NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) telescope has captured the first polarized X-ray imagery of the supernova remnant SN 1006. Situated some 6,500 light-years from Earth in the Lupus constellation, SN 1006 is all that remains after a titanic explosion, …
IXPE Untangles Theories Surrounding Historic Supernova Remnant Read More »
On 10/23/23, the Astrophysical Journal published online “The Polarized Cosmic Hand: IXPE Observations of PSR B1509−58/MSH 15−52” by Roger W. Romani et al. On 10/27/23, the Astrophysical Journal published online “Magnetic structures and turbulence in SN 1006 revealed with imaging …
Latest Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) Discovery Papers Read More »
NASA Scientist Tony Kim (ST14) was recently profiled on NASA.gov. In Bhutan (Kim is fifth from the top right in the image below), Kim and research partners are identifying rice paddies, estimating crop production, predicting shortages, and gauging the health …
SERVIR Project Manager and NASA Scientist Profiled on NASA.gov Read More »
Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) data have been used to examine the pulsar wind nebula known as MSH 15-52. Pulsar wind nebulae are clouds of energetic particles blown away from dead, collapsed stars. In 2001, …
X-ray Telescopes Reveal the “Bones” of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand Read More »