SHIELD Drive Science Center

A collaborative research center developing a predictive global model of the heliosphere to understand the bubble that shields us from the galaxy's radiation.

[ARCHIVED - NASA Sun & Space @NASASun]

As project scientist for NASA’s famed @NASAVoyager program, Ed Stone was a scientific visionary and a valued mentor to generations of students. In this upcoming SHIELD webinar, two of Ed Stone’s students share their stories.

Register here: https://t.co/ytiTZirxGh

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Join us for the next SHIELD Webinar
“Staring into Space: My Life as an Astronomer”
With Dara Norman
Friday November 8th, 2024 at 2pm ET

Registration at https://t.co/ziQ6Nr2Da8
Dara Norman is the Deputy Director of NOIRLab’s and the incoming president of @AAS_Office

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

See the recording at https://t.co/ziQ6Nr2Da8

Jessica Harris is an astrophysicist and science communicator who focuses on mental well-being. Visit her website: https://t.co/cuMIdBGXZ9
#nasa #science #heliophysics #spacescience

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

So sad to see the news that mission engineers @NASAJPL will  power down the Plasma Science Instrument (PLS) on Voyager 2, but grateful to them for thinking about the long term outcomes of the mission.
https://t.co/WxWuhMbJZh

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https://t.co/l3TZKsFdjo
SHIELD PI, @MeravOpher, is a guest on the BornCurious Podcast from the @Harvard-Radcliffe Institute discussing our heliosphere and how it protects us from the harsh interstellar environment. See also this paper https://t.co/GbHi5zjYcx

[BU Federal Relations @BUFederal]

🚀 @BU_Tweets was delighted to host @NASAScienceAA Dr. Nicky Fox on campus this week to meet the scientists & students at @BU_spacephysics, @SHIELD_drive, @LEXI_Xray, @BUEarth, and @AstronomyatBU

https://t.co/nJw5coCqcT

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

SHIELD Webinar: The Human Spirit Can Make the “Impossible” Possible: What Space Exploration Can Learn About Passion, Perseverance, and Resilience from a Groundbreaking Athlete
Monday, August 19th, 2pm ET
To register and for previous SHIELD Webinars visit https://t.co/ziQ6Nr2Da8

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

@NASASun Really looking forward to this webinar! You can see more details here https://t.co/ziQ6Nr3aZG

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

Thanks to @NASAScienceAA for stopping by @BU_Tweets today to take some Q&A and to hear about some of the great NASA-funded research happening on campus, including our own from SHIELD PI @MeravOpher!

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

Olympic marathon swimming is a little over 6 miles. @diananyad swam 16 times that, from Cuba to Florida, when she was 64.
@MeravOpher talks with Diana on August 19 about her enduring spirit and what we can learn for space exploration. Register here: https://t.co/ziQ6Nr3aZG

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

SHIELD Webinar: The Human Spirit Can Make the “Impossible” Possible: What Space Exploration Can Learn About Passion, Perseverance, and Resilience from a Groundbreaking Athlete
Monday, August 19th, 2pm ET
To register and for previous SHIELD Webinars visit https://t.co/ziQ6Nr3aZG

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

SHIELD Webinar: The Human Spirit Can Make the “Impossible” Possible: What Space Exploration Can Learn About Passion, Perseverance, and Resilience from a Groundbreaking Athlete

To register and to view previous and future SHIELD Webinars visit https://t.co/ziQ6Nr2Da8

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

So great to see applications of the research that SHIELD is doing! For more information on SHIELD research, please visit our website https://t.co/VI09ZQbpZq
@MeravOpher #NASA #heliophysics #space

[Harvard Radcliffe Institute @RadInstitute]

A team led by the astronomer and Radcliffe fellow @MeravOpher today published an exciting discovery about our heliosphere in @NatureAstronomy. The @Harvard Gazette has the story. https://t.co/Dqqtg57FuZ

[Harvard Radcliffe Institute @RadInstitute]

A team led by the astronomer and Radcliffe fellow @MeravOpher today published an exciting discovery about our heliosphere in @NatureAstronomy. The @Harvard Gazette has the story. https://t.co/Dqqtg57FuZ

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

In celebration of Pride Month, SHIELD would like to highlight the SHIELD webinar from earlier this year, “Queer Eye for Space Physics: Panel Discussion with LGBTQ+ Space Scientists”

You can view it at our Youtube channel:
https://t.co/JJgO0xM06H
#nasa #heliophysics #space

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

In this article in Science News, SHIELD team members Chika Onubogu, Alan Cummings , and Kostas Dialynas discuss the importance of the Voyager mission. https://t.co/HuJIAxAL13...
NASA Sun Science #NASA #science #Space #heliophysics

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The latest SHIELD Science nugget curtesy of Drew Turner (JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL)).
https://t.co/l4Wod7IEk5

The keep up with SHIELD activities, join our email list at https://t.co/2njy3d4HZm
#NASA NASA Sun Science

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If you spot aurora from this major solar storm, you can #DoNASAScience by making a report to participatory science project https://t.co/25lyqbJDAq!

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Meet Erick Powell, a graduate research at Boston University working to understand the structure of our heliospheric bubble.
#NASA #science #space #bostonuniversity
https://t.co/K7UbwP7wC8

[SHIELD Drive Science Center @SHIELD_drive]

SHIELD Webinar: The Human Spirit Can Make the “Impossible” Possible: What Space Exploration Can Learn About Passion, Perseverance, and Resilience from a Groundbreaking Athlete
Monday, August 19th, 2pm ET
For more details and to register:
https://t.co/ziQ6Nr2Da8