The roses funding opportunity goals are: execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration…

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), through its Office of Research Administration, received a $301,991 grant award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on April 23, 2025, for research titled "Observationally Constrained Modeling of the Origin and Impacts of Exoplanetary Space Weather" (solicitation 21-XRP21-0178). The award, which has no set-aside designation, supports completion by April 22, 2027, and will be performed in Los Angeles, California. This grant aligns with NASA's Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) program goals, which emphasize balanced science execution across disciplines while supporting the agency's exploration initiative and advancing discovery in emerging fields, particularly those addressing space weather phenomena.

The funded research contributes to NASA's broader objectives of developing cross-disciplinary scientific approaches and enhancing understanding of space weather impacts relevant to planetary exploration and protection. UCLA's selection as the prime contractor reflects the institution's established capabilities as a leading research university with extensive experience managing federally funded scientific research initiatives. The project specifically focuses on exoplanetary space weather characterization through observational constraints and computational modeling, supporting NASA's commitment to advancing knowledge of environmental conditions beyond Earth that impact exploration objectives on the Moon, Mars, and other celestial bodies.

The roses funding opportunity goals are: execute a balanced science program based on discipline-specific guidance from the national academies of sciences, engineering, and medicine, administration priorities, and direction from congress. Participate as a key partner and enabler in the agency s exploration initiative, focusing on scientific research of, on, and from the moon, lunar orbit, mars, and beyond. Advance discovery in emerging fields by identifying and exploiting cross-disciplinary opportunities between traditional science disciplines develop a directorate-wide, target-user focused approach to applied programs, including earth science applications, space weather, planetary defense, and space situational awareness.