Nov 4, 2016 · This animation shows the orbits of Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, a Solar Terrestrial Probes mission comprising of four identically instrumented spacecraft that will …

The MMS Science Team is led by Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, and consists of an Instrument Team and a Theory and Modeling Team. In addition, NASA has …

Nov 4, 2016 · The MMS engineering team at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., begin bagging the first two Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, observatories with …

MMS investigates how the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields connect and disconnect, explosively transferring energy from one to the other in a process that is important at the Sun, other …

The four MMS spacecraft will be developed, integrated, and tested at GSFC. Each satellite has an octagonal shape that is approximately 3.5 meters wide and 1.2 meters high.

The four MMS spacecraft will carry identical instrument suites of plasma analyzers, energetic particle detectors, magnetometers, and electric field instruments as well as a device to prevent …

Mar 12, 2015 · Plan your own launch party with these resources and watch live on NASA TV and NASA EDGE as 4 MMS spacecraft soar to their new home in space aboard an ATLAS V …

The MMS mission is composed of four identical instrumented spacecraft that will use the Earth's magnetic field as a laboratory in which to study a fundamental plasma process known as …

This guide uses examples from the MMS Mission to introduce mathematics in a real-world context to fifth through eighth graders. It is meant to help students learn about math utilizing the NASA …

Bring the wonder of the MMS mission to your classroom with our growing list of lesson plans, activities and ‘How To’ guides. You will be well prepared to explore the worlds of magnetism, …