Our Science Fridays Series

Learn more about the science goals of Space Umbrella each week

January 16, 2026 - Welcome to the Magnetopause
January 23, 2026 - What is a CME?
January 30, 2026 - Ducks in a Squall: CMEs at the Magnetopause
February 06, 2026 - What is a CIR?
February 13, 2026 - Ducks in a Stream: CIRs at the Magnetopause
February 20, 2026 - Ducks on Ice: Cold Ions Reaching the Magnetopause
February 27, 2026 - Ducks in a Row: Teaching a Computer to Classify the Magnetosphere
March 06, 2026 - Other Worldly Ducks: Magnetopauses throughout the Solar System
March 13, 2026 - Leaky Ducks: Ion Entry and Escape Across the Magnetopause
March 20, 2026 - I’ll Take My Ducks on the Side: More on the Flanks (and Lobes)
March 27, 2026 - Far Out Ducks: The Heliopause vs. the Magnetopause

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Check out these links to dive deeper into these topics!

The magnetosphere

• NASA ScienceCast: The Earth's Magnetosphere
• NASA Science Visualization Studio: Solar Wind Interacting with the Earth's Magnetic Field

Space Weather

• Earth’s Magnetosphere: Protecting Our Planet from Harmful Space Energy
• APL: Space Weather and Heliophysics Research
• NOAA: Space Weather Impacts
• NOAA/NWS Space Weather Forecast Center: Aurora Viewline - see if the Aurora is predicted to be visible in your area

NASA's Missions Studying the Magnetosphere

• Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission
• Heliophysics Missions