This is a $429,072.85 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to support research on the Voyager Interstellar Mission and the region of space beyond the heliopause, known as the outer heliosheath (OHS). The primary objective is to interpret and explain Voyager's magnetic field and cosmic-ray measurements, and connect them to remote sensing observations of the OHS made by the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)...
This is a $363,083 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Cornell University on September 1, 2020. The grant supports research to understand the local interstellar medium (ISM) as probed by the Voyager Interstellar Mission (VIM). The specific activities include analyzing VIM data on the local interstellar electron density and magnetic field, characterizing the wavenumber spectrum, comparing in-situ results with pulsar data, and modeling the local...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $133,026 grant for research to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a public research university. The grant supports an investigation into two unsolved problems related to solar wind turbulence and suprathermal electrons in the solar wind electron velocity distribution functions. The research aims to advance the understanding of the origin and evolution of the solar wind, which is a key focus area for the upcoming...
This federal contract award to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is for research to investigate the fundamental properties of the solar wind-local interstellar medium interaction, with a focus on the role of non-thermal pickup ions. The $742,852.22 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will support this research over the period ending on December 31, 2023. UAH is a public research university that provides a range of research and engineering services to...
This is a $875,387.00 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for research on the solar wind and its impact on space weather. The grant, which does not have a set-aside designation, is for a period of five years, with a completion date of February 28, 2025. The research aims to improve understanding of the structuring of the solar wind into fast and slow streams, which is a key driver of recurrent geomagnetic...
This is a $87,676 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to advance the understanding of particle energization and transport processes throughout the heliosphere. The research aims to study energetic particle dynamics from the Earth's magnetosphere to the outer boundaries of the heliosphere, with applications to astrophysical processes beyond our solar system. UAH, a public research university, will utilize its...
This is a $465,781.42 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to study small-scale magnetic flux ropes in the solar wind. The objective is to better understand the properties and origins of these structures and their impact on space plasma processes and particle energization. The grant will utilize data from various spacecraft including ACE, WIND, STEREO, ULYSSES, CLUSTER, THEMIS, HELIOS, DSCOVR, MMS,...
This federal contract award to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is for the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft mission to explore the very local interstellar medium (VLISM). The $524,913 grant was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on February 1, 2022, with a period of performance through January 31, 2026. As a public research university, UAH provides a range of scientific research and engineering services to support NASA's space exploration programs....
This is a $324,172 research grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a public research university. The grant is for a project titled "ADVANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PLASMA HEATING IN SOLAR ACTIVE REGIONS USING WIDE FIELD IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY". The project does not have a set-aside designation and will run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. As a public research...
This is a federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) for research on the interaction between helium of interstellar origin and the heliosphere. The objectives of this $636,468.70 grant are to compute the analogous process that will generate a helium wall and a population of secondary helium, and to determine how the feedback of helium atoms charge-exchanging with helium ions will impact the structure of the...