News – IRF

Now the adventure in space has began for the Swedish instrument Particle Environment Package on board Juice

Publicerat: 2023-07-072023-07-07News JUICE, Jupiter, Kiruna, PEP, Stas Barabash

On July 3 the Swedish led instrument Particle Environment Package (PEP) onboard the ESA spacecraft Juice achieved a major milestone with its... Fortsätt läsa

Due to wind condition canceled launch of sounding rocket from Esrange – new attempt on March 13

Publicerat: 2023-03-122023-03-12News brorkiruna, Esrange

Sunday's scheduled launch of the Swedish Institute of Space Physics' (IRF's) BROR scientific experiment from the Esrange space base outside... Fortsätt läsa

IRF’s space scientists answer questions about the scientific experiment

Publicerat: 2023-03-102023-03-10News brorkiruna, Esrange

IRF space scientists answer questions about the sounding rocket experiment that creates colorful clouds for aurora studies, which is carried out as... Fortsätt läsa

A new study uncovers the missing link between ULF waves in the foreshock and the magnetosphere

Publicerat: 2022-12-192022-12-21News

An international team of scientists led by Lucile Turc from the University of Helsinki has used simulations and satellite observations to explain the... Fortsätt läsa

IRF studies plasma shock waves as part of the EU H2020 SHARP project

Publicerat: 2022-11-18News EU H2020 SHARP project, plasma shock waves, uppsala

Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) leads a work package to develop an extensive database of collisionless shocks at Earth, Mars, Venus, and... Fortsätt läsa

Solar Orbiter has captured the first image of a magnetic field reversal

Publicerat: 2022-09-162022-09-16News Solar Orbiter, Sun, switchbacks

Solar Orbiter has observed for the first time a solar magnetic switchback – a sudden reversal of the solar wind’s magnetic field. Luca... Fortsätt läsa

The Japanese Ambassador Noke Masaki visited IRF

Publicerat: 2022-05-242022-05-25News Ambassadör, Japanese ambassador, Noke Masaki

On May 23, the Ambassador of Japan, Noke Masaki, visited the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and other space actors on the Space Campus in... Fortsätt läsa

Doctoral thesis “nailed” by Philipp Wittmann

Publicerat: 2022-04-222022-04-22News doctoral thesis, JDC, Jupiter, PhD, PhD thesis

On Friday, Philipp Wittmann "nailed" his doctoral thesis "The Jovian Plasma Dynamics and Composition Analyzer (JDC) for ESA's JUICE Mission" at IRF's... Fortsätt läsa

IRF scientist participate in a popular science webinar – theme aurora borealis

Publicerat: 2022-04-122022-04-12News aurora, space weather

What is aurora borealis? Weather in space? On April 25 at 19.00, IRF, Esero Sweden and Astronomy day and night will hold a popular science webinar -... Fortsätt läsa

Women in space – Hayley live from Kiruna

Publicerat: 2021-10-062021-10-06News Hayley Williamson, womeninspace, worldspaceweek, WSW2021

The theme for World Space Week (October 4-10) worldwide is this year "Women in space". Hayley Williamson, Postdoc at the Swedish Institute of Space... Fortsätt läsa

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