MMS is using a four-spacecraft suite to study magnetic reconnection, the most important process in the Earth's magnetosphere and in astrophysical objects such as solar flares.

Rice University is leading the E/PO for this mission.

MMS LINKS OF INTEREST

• NASA MMS Mission site
• Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) MIssion at GSFC
• MMS-SMART website at SWRI (includes links to fact sheet, proposal, and other information)
• MMS Flickr page

• Movie showing how four spacecraft can determine the orientation and motion of a boundary by using a weather analogy
• Movie using actual Cluster data showing how four spacecraft are critical for determining the magnetic field structure of reconnection. The sound is a sonification of the magnetic field data across the boundary.
• Current and Predicted Space Weather Conditions
• "One Stop Shopping" for NASA Interns around the country - Recruiting NASA Interns, Fellows and Scholars
• NASA Wavelength - a full spectrum of NASA resources for Earth and Space Science Education
• Education Resources - Lesson Plans, Interviews and Models from GSFC
• Launch Party Kit - Plan your own launch party with these resources from GSFC
• Promotional Materials - Posters and decals from GSFC

COMPONENTS OF THE MMS EPO PROGRAM INCLUDE

• Magnetospheric Multiscale Education & Outreach at GSFC
• The Rice University Master Of Science Teaching Program is a content-based, non-thesis, advanced degree primarily directed towards inservice middle school, IPC (Integrated Physics and Chemistry), Physics, or Astronomy high school teachers and other Education and Public Outreach (EPO) professionals. Apply now
• YES (Young Engineers and Scientists) workshop at SWRI in San Antonio
• SMART workshops for students at the University of New Hampshire
• Space Camp for the Blind, sponsored by the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. We will be creating data sonifications for the blind, with a sample kiosk this year
• MMS is a major sponsor since 2006 of the Sally Ride Science Festival at Rice University.
• Heliophysics Educator Ambassador Program