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GPHI Faculty

Levon Avanov

levon.a.avanov@nasa.gov
301-286-8825

Christopher Bard

christopher.bard@nasa.gov
301-286-7368
N/A

Naoki Bessho

naoki.bessho@nasa.gov
N/A

Scott Boardsen

scott.a.boardsen@nasa.gov
301-286-0837

Natalia Buzulukova

natalia.y.buzulukova@nasa.gov
301-286-8961

Haihong Che

haihong.che@nasa.gov
301-286-5616

Li-Jen Chen

li-jen.chen@nasa.gov
301-286-5358

Dennis Chornay

dennis.j.chornay@nasa.gov
301-286-2588

Denny De Oliveira

denny.m.deoliveira@nasa.gov
301-286-1206

Ariadna Farres

ariadna.farresbasiana@nasa.gov
301-286-0228

Melvyn L. Goldstein

melvyn.l.goldstein@nasa.gov
301-286-7828

Johnson, Philip

pjohnson@american.edu
202-885-2761
Associate Director – American University

Alexander J. Klimas

alexander.j.klimas@nasa.gov
301-286-3682

Andriy Koval

andriy.koval-1@nasa.gov
301-286-5227

nand.lal-1@nasa.gov
301-286-7350

Robert Leamon

robert.j.leamon@nasa.gov
301-286-3011

Ronald P. Lepping

ronald.p.lepping@gmail.com
301-286-5413

jason.t.link@nasa.gov
301-286-9440

Alexander Lipatov

alexander.lipatov-1@nasa.gov
301-286-0906

jan.merka-1@nasa.gov
301-286-8751
Associate Director – UMBC

Robert Michell

robert.g.michell@nasa.gov
301-286-5959

Norman F. Ness

nfnudel@yahoo.com
N/A

xshaoup@yahoo.com
301-405-7936

Jason Shuster

jason.r.shuster@nasa.gov
301-286-5574

Surja Sharma

surjasharma@gmail.com
301-405-1528
Associate Director – UMCP

Steven J. Sturner

steven.j.sturner@nasa.gov
301-286-8447

Lun-Chang Tan

lunctan@gmail.com
301-405-9431

James R. Thieman

james.r.thieman-1@nasa.gov
301-286-3714

swang@astro.umd.edu
301-352-4676

Yongli Wang

yongli.wang-1@nasa.gov
240-432-8787

Parker Space Probe's First Pictures

NASA spacecraft on mission to ‘touch the sun’ sends back first images

Parker Probe Launched on Historic Journey to Touch Sun

Aug. 12, 2018 RELEASE 18-072

Solar Winds

Eugene Parker’s Journey to the Sun

Parker Solar Probe ready for the Sun

The Parker Solar Probe will explore the surface of the Sun like never before.

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Sun, Space Environment

NASA has selected nine proposals under its Explorers Program that will return transformational science about the Sun and space environment...

Solar Simulation At NASA

The scientists’ solar simulation; constructed using IMAX projectors to recreate the heat and light the probe will experience at the surface of the Sun.

5,200 Days in Space

An exploration of life aboard the International Space Station, and the surprising reasons the mission is still worthwhile

Scientists Discover a New Type of Magnetic Event

By Deborah Byrd in EARTH | SPACE | May 16, 2018

Solar System News

NASA Hosts Science Chat on Two Upcoming Out-of-this-World Encounters November 5, 2018
NASA will host a live Science Chat at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 7, to discuss upcoming encounters of two of the agency’s planetary missions.
NASA's Marshall Center to Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night Oct. 20 October 16, 2018
NASA's Marshall Center will host the 8th annual International Observe the Moon Night celebration at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center Oct. 20 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. CDT. Members of the public and the Huntsville-area media are invited to attend.
Astronomers Find First Evidence of Possible Moon Outside Our Solar System October 3, 2018
Using NASA’s Hubble and Kepler space telescopes, astronomers have uncovered tantalizing evidence of what could be the first discovery of a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system.

Image of the Day

Exploding Stars Make Key Ingredient Found in Glass November 21, 2018
A new study using observations by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reports for the first time that silica — one of the most common minerals found on Earth — is formed when massive stars explode.
20 Years Ago, Construction Began on the International Space Station November 20, 2018
On Nov. 20, 1998, the Zarya Functional Cargo Block launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to serve as a temporary control module for the nascent International Space Station. This October 2018 photo shows the station today, fully complete.
SS John Young Cargo Craft Docks to Space Station November 19, 2018
"Captured Cygnus today with @Astro_Alex…Proud to have The SS John Young on-board!" said astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor today, as the International Space Station crew brought aboard the latest Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft, loaded with almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies.