This is a $251,791.14 grant award to The Johns Hopkins University (JHU) from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to analyze data from the Cassini mission and investigate mysteries surrounding energetic ions in Saturn's magnetosphere. The goal is to better understand the interactions between energetic particles and Saturn's neutral gas distribution. This aligns with NASA's objectives of enhancing scientific analysis of Cassini data to advance planetary science. The award does...
The U.S. government awarded a $322,419 grant for research to The Johns Hopkins University, a private research university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant, awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under contract number 80NSSC20K0478, will fund research related to the Cassini spacecraft's exploration of Saturn's innermost radiation belt. This radiation belt is distinct from the previously known belts and is governed by different physics. The grant has an...
This federal contract award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to The Johns Hopkins University, a private research university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The $170,087.56 grant is for a research project to quantify the strength and radial extent of the non-rotational electric field at Saturn, using data from the Cassini spacecraft's Magnetosphere Imaging Instrument (MIMI). The goal is to analyze charged particle data to better...
This is a $378,619.27 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Johns Hopkins University to study the vapor plumes of Enceladus, a moon of Saturn, using data from the Ion Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS) instrument on the Cassini spacecraft. The research aims to develop a model to interpret and analyze Cassini's observations of the plumes, including their density, source rates, temperature, velocity, and compositional variability. This grant is not...
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $104,636.64 grant by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to provide basic scientific research support for the Cassini Radar mission and assist with Huygens closeout activities. Under this grant, Johns Hopkins will analyze Cassini data, give scientific presentations, attend project meetings, support public outreach efforts, and publish results. The grant also covers the preparation of a "gazetteer"...
This is a $305,251 federal grant awarded to The Johns Hopkins University by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on June 1, 2019. The grant supports research to characterize the composition of Saturn's upper atmosphere and ring system using data from the Cassini-Huygens mission's Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer. The proposed work will involve a detailed mass spectrometry analysis to quantify the abundances of major and minor atmospheric constituents, as well as...
This federal contract award, valued at $312,055.43, was granted to The Johns Hopkins University by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct scientific research related to characterizing the distribution of carbon ions in Saturn's magnetosphere. The research aims to provide insights into the composition and activity of the Enceladus plume as well as Titan's atmospheric loss, by leveraging data from the Cassini mission. The award does not have a set-aside designation....
This is a $365,962 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to The Johns Hopkins University, a private research university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The grant is for research to understand the sources and evolution of plasma within a planetary magnetosphere, which is important for studying magnetospheric dynamics. The research will analyze data from the Cassini spacecraft's Charge-Energy-Mass Spectrometer (CHEMS) to investigate...
This federal contract award, with ID NNX15AQ64G, was issued by NASA to The Johns Hopkins University, a private research university located in Baltimore, Maryland. The $401,303.13 grant is for a comparative geological study of Saturn's irregular satellites, using 3D mapping software and stereo-photo-clinometric modeling to investigate the surface features and internal structures of these irregularly shaped moons. The research aims to address five key science questions about the geologic...
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $135,000 grant for research from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to study co-condensed ice clouds in the stratosphere of Titan, based on discoveries from the Cassini-Huygens mission. The grant runs through August 31, 2025 and does not have a set-aside designation. Johns Hopkins has a history of receiving prime and subcontract awards from federal agencies like the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and...