Posts Tagged ‘magnetosphere’
ESCAPADE spacecraft are now flying through Earth’s magnetotail
Launched to Mars in November, NASA’s ESCAPADE probes — operated by UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab — are now testing their instruments in a never-before-visited region of Earth’s magnetic field.
Read MoreCINEMA mission will explore auroras and Earth’s mysterious magnetotail
Much of what we see as auroras near the northern and southern magnetic poles begins as plasma currents in the Earth’s magnetotail. NASA’s CINEMA mission will probe this unexplored region.
Read MoreNASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory will study Earth’s exosphere
NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory launched this morning. Carruthers is now traveling toward the Sun, around which it will enter solar orbit almost a million miles away from Earth and focus on Earth’s exosphere.
Read MoreAuroral Acceleration Symposium aims to inspire next generation of space scientists
Symposium in honor of Chuck Carlson encourages new research on data from legacy auroral missions The Auroral Acceleration Symposium in Honor of Charles W. (Chuck) Carlson wrapped up on Thursday, April 10th. The event held at UC Berkeley’s Faculty Club attracted some 65 participants and included 24 talks on topics focusing on satellite and rocket…
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