Scientific FrontlineJun 3
#StormWall is a proposed space-based defense system designed to temporarily fortify Earth's magnetosphere against damaging space weather, such as solar flares and geomagnetic storms. By releasing specific chemical elements at the edge of Earth's protective magnetic bubble, the system aims to deflect harmful solar energy safely past the planet.
#Heliophysics #SpacePhysics #AerospaceEngineering #Geoengineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/heli06032601.html
Deflecting Space Weather: The StormWall Defense System

Discover StormWall, a proposed space geoengineering system that uses photoionized plasma to defend Earth's magnetosphere from severe solar storms.

Fabrizio MusacchioJun 1
Today at the institute, on my way to the kitchen, I passed the current issue of #LaborJournal. Its cover story is about #astrobiology on #IcyMoons. Funny to see my old #SpacePhysics PhD topic, icy moons, reappear here in #Neuroscience. The loop seems to close after all 😅
Fabrizio MusacchioJun 1

I love the detail in the cover image, showing white #DNA strands and #molecules erupting from #Enceladus’ #cryovolcanoes ❄️🌋

#SpacePhysics #Astrobiology #Neuroscience #Saturn #cassinihuygens #cassini

Fabrizio MusacchioJun 1

Today, on my way to the kitchen at the institute, I passed the current issue of "Labor Journal" (Lab Journal). Its cover story is about #astrobiology on #IcyMoons. Found it a bit funny to see this topic again here. I worked on icy moons back when I was still in #SpacePhysics. Now, in #Neuroscience, the loop seems to close after all 😅

#LaborJournal #enceladus #ganymede #jupiter #saturn #SolarSystem

S.v. N.SönmezMay 27

Uzayda bir kalemi kendi uydu gibi yapabilir miyiz? Kalemin hareketi milimetrenin milyonda biri hassasiyeti gerektiriyor—mikro-gravitasyon dünyasında küçük nesneler kendi çekimiyle yörüngede kalabilir. Bu ilginç? 🚀

🚩 #SpacePhysics #Orbit #Microgravity #DIYSpace #AstroInnovation #ScienceExploration

Fabrizio MusacchioMay 19

The revised analysis does not fully rule out #Europa plumes, but it substantially weakens the original #HST #Lyα evidence. After accounting for Europa’s extended #hydrogen #exosphere and improved background modeling, the previously reported localized excess emission is no longer statistically compelling.

📝 https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202659406

🧵2/2

#PlanetaryScience #SpacePhysics #Spectroscopy #Jupiter

Fabrizio MusacchioMay 19

🌖🔭Roth, Retherford, Saur et al revise their 2014 paper: In a reanalysis of 23 #HST/ #STIS #Lyα observations, the authors revisit & revise their earlier #Europa water plume interpretation.

With improved disk positioning & inclusion of a #hydrogen-#exosphere model, the previously reported localized Lyα excess becomes substantially less significant & may be consistent with noise. The data instead robustly support a persistent atomic H exosphere.

🧵1/n

#PlanetaryScience #SpacePhysics #Spectroscopy

Fabrizio MusacchioMay 19

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116597943953403803

New #space mission #SMILE will launch today (May 19, 7:52 UTC). The #SolarWind #Magnetosphere #Ionosphere Link Explorer, a collaboration between #ESA and the #Chinese Academy of Sciences #CAS, will study #Earth‘s #magnetosphere in soft X-rays and #UV to better understand the dynamic interaction between both.

#SpacePhysics #SolarSystem #SpaceMission

Fabrizio MusacchioMay 13

RE: https://mastodon.social/@astropic/116568569046179797

My old PhD companion.
#Ganymede #SpacePhysics

Fabrizio MusacchioApr 30

RE: https://wisskomm.social/@GermanAstroSoc/116210846409366882

Congratulations to Heike Rauer! 🎉

I had the pleasure of experiencing her work firsthand in a colloquium at my former institute while I was still a student, and I remember her as an outstanding #planetary scientist. A very well-deserved recognition!

#PlanetaryScience #exoplanets #SpacePhysics