The 2,435th
Meeting of the Society
Friday, February 19, 2021 | 8 pm
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Hot! The Parker Solar Probe
Heliophysics Near the Edge of the Sun
Director, Heliophysics Science Division
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Heliophysics is vital to understanding Earth’s most important and life-sustaining star, and the study of key space phenomena and processes supports situational awareness
to better protect astronauts, satellites, and robotic missions exploring the solar system and beyond
NASA Heliophysics research studies an extensive system stretching from the Sun to Earth to far beyond the edge of the planets. Studying this system – much of it driven
by the Sun’s solar wind — provides fundamental information not only about the sun but also about other stars, and about how stars influence the habitability of planets throughout the universe. Knowledge of the Sun also is essential to protecting space technologies
and astronauts, and to protecting ground based technologies as well. Extreme space weather can interfere with communications, satellites and power grids.
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Nicola Fox is the Heliophysics Division Director in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Previously, she served as Project Scientist
for the Parker Solar Probe and as Chief Scientist for Heliophysics at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Before that Nicola was Deputy Project Scientist for the Van Allen Probes and Operations Scientist for the International Solar Terrestrial Physics
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