Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – August 2025
Presentation | Grades 6-12+ | This presentation by Dr. Jared Espley explains how the Sun sends a stream of charged particles called the solar wind. The post Heliophysics Education Community meeting presentation – August 2025 appeared first on NASA Science .
On August 2025, the Heliophysics Education Community hosted a presentation by Dr. Jared Espley detailing the Sun's influence on our solar system. The presentation unveiled the solar wind, a stream of charged particles that reaches Earth and extends throughout the solar system. Earth's magnetic field serves as an invisible shield, safeguarding our planet from these charged particles.
However, Mars and Jupiter are not so fortunate. NASA employs magnetometers on missions to monitor the solar wind's impacts on these planets. Magnetometers have proven instrumental in detecting induced magnetic fields on Mars, a result of solar events. Similarly, JUNO's mission is investigating Jupiter's magnetic field, which exhibits stark differences from other planets in our solar system.
Scientists are striving to comprehend magnetospheres - the near-space environment surrounding these planets.
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