THEMIS/ARTEMIS Missions draw many visitors at EYU
The NASA THEMIS and ARTEMIS missions drew an impressive crowd at the 4th annual Exploring Your Universe outreach event, held at UCLA in Los Angeles, on Nov. 17, 2013. Representing two of UCLA's active space missions, the exhibit exposed the public to "space weather," the study of the sun's activity and influence on Earth's protective magnetic shield, the magnetosphere. Visitors were intrigued by informative posters and stunning videos on the electrical connection between our sun and the planets, and had the opportunity to ask questions from real space scientists and student researchers-in-training. Visitors also witnessed the debut of a specially built display called the Planeterrella, an up-close demonstration of the solar wind and famed Northern Lights.