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A new doctoral thesis at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and Umeå University explains how the interaction between comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and the flow of charged particles from the Sun, the solar wind, becomes complex when the comet approaches the Sun. Anja Möslinger studied the motion of individual ions to explain this complex state.
On Friday, Anja Möslinger nailed her doctoral thesis “ Physics at sub-ion-gyroradius scales near low-activity comets ” at IRF’s head office in Kiruna. The doctoral thesis is conducted at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and Umeå University under the supervision of professor Hans Nilsson.
Scientists of the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) in Kiruna find that under certain conditions the induced magnetosphere of Mars can degenerate. The findings are presented in a new study, published in the renowned journal Nature.
On August 19-20, Juice, as the first spacecraft ever, will use the Moon and 1.5 days later the Earth, for gravity assistance. With the flybys, Juice saves a large amount of fuel for the remaining journey to Jupiter which will be reached in July 2031. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) will have its instruments operating during the flybys.