Space Weather
The Spectacular Aurora Borealis by NASA Johnson is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
What is space weather and why does it matter?
Most of us do not need to worry about space weather on a daily basis, but it can impact our space-based and ground-based technology. On the more pleasant side, space weather can also be useful in predicting an aurora.
This class is presented in partnership with the Takoma Park NatureLab.
Location
Takoma Park NatureLab
7003 Carroll Ave.
Takoma Park,
MD
Neighborhood: Takoma Park
Three blocks from the Takoma Metro station
Past event
Instructor
Leila Mays is a research astrophysicist in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (but in this course, her views are her own and do not represent her employer).