Sun, Earth, Planet, Space, Atmosphere and Ocean–As our planet becomes one among many thousands of known worlds, our needs to understand how Earth’s space and climate react to our variable star grow in urgency.
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker (June 24, 1929–August 13, 2021) was a well known female astronomer. She was a co-discoverer of the Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 and was credited with identifying 39 comets during her life time a number greater than any other individual at that time.
Natalia Nikolayevna Stepanian lived until age 87 and was the oldest researcher at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (CrAO) when she died following a long illness.
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Dr. Sarah Gibson is an Interim Director in the High Altitude Observatory (HAO) at NCAR .
Turbulence in Planet Formation
Boulder is fortunate to have one of the greatest concentrations of solar physics institutes in the world. To encourage communication among researchers from these institutes, we have formed the BSA with representation from: