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Professor Moldwin's Website: https://space.engin.umich.edu/

NASA MSGC: https://www.mispacegrant.org/

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0:00 Intro 

1:00 Northern Lights Influence

5:15 History behind understanding the Northern Lights 

13:50 What is the goal behind space weather research? 

16:15 Is there a space weather forecast similar to regular weather forecasts? 

20:00 Should more people care about space weather forecasts? 

24:30 The tracking of magnetic fields from areas outside of Earth and our current limitations 

28:31 Solving the problem of radiation in space 

31:46 Magnetometers and how they are used in spacecraft 

38:50 How space weather is predicted

45:40 The future hopes behind space weather research

50:05 The relation between space weather research and Climate Change 

53:28 How do we understand space weather?

57:50 Funding for space weather research 

1:01:50 The future of space weather research 

1:04:00 Conclusion