NASA Invites Media to Discuss PUNCH Mission to Study Solar Wind
January 29, 2025
NASA invites media to participate in a teleconference to discuss the upcoming launch of the PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission. PUNCH is a NASA Small Explorer mission that will study the Sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona, and the solar wind that streams from the corona into the heliosphere, the bubble of space that surrounds the Sun and planets.
WHAT: PUNCH is a six-telescope mission that will measure the polarization of light from the Sun’s corona and the solar wind. Polarization is a property of light that can tell us about the magnetic fields and plasma conditions in the corona and solar wind. PUNCH will be the first mission to measure the polarization of light from the solar wind.
WHY: The solar wind is a major driver of space weather, which can affect Earth’s power grids, communications, and satellites. By studying the solar wind, PUNCH will help us to better understand and predict space weather events.
WHEN: The PUNCH mission is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2025. The launch window is from July 26 to August 27, 2025.
HOW: PUNCH will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
WHO: PUNCH is a collaboration between NASA, the University of Maryland, and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The principal investigator for the mission is Dr. Craig DeForest of the University of Maryland.
TELECONFERENCE DETAILS:
- Date: Monday, February 2, 2025
- Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Dial-in: 866-622-7896
- Passcode: PUNCH
Media who would like to participate in the teleconference should RSVP to Justin.A.Porter@nasa.gov by Friday, January 31, 2025.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- PUNCH mission website: punch.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- NASA press release: www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-discuss-punch-mission-to-study-solar-wind
NASA Invites Media to Discuss PUNCH Mission to Study Solar Wind
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