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My research is about understanding and predicting the solar wind and space weather.
Gradual Slowing of the Solar Wind
My new ApJ article "The Gradual Slowing of the Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere" is now out and we have some associated press coverage.
Press Coverage:
- Heather Elliott SWRI:NASA’s New Horizons research team extends key observations of interstellar material slowing the solar wind
- Heather Elliott Space News:SwRI-built instrument confirms solar wind slows farther away from the Sun
- Heather Elliott Universe Today: New Horizons Watches the Solar Wind as it Slows Down
- Heather Elliott Labroots: Solar Wind Slows Near Edge of Solar System
Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) Mission
Scheduled to launch in Late September of 2025.
IMAP Video Interview Jamie Rankin and Heather Elliott: Arts and Science Creativity
Latest New: PUNCH Launched!!
Launch Video
The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) finally launched! Video to the left is only the launch. To see the full NASA TV coverage use this link.
PUNCH Links
Heather Elliott: PUNCH Interview for San Antonio News Short Version
Heather Elliott: PUNCH Interview for San Antonio News Long Version
Deployment Video
Some Research Highlights
Solar Wind Analysis
Elliott, H. A., Henney, C. J., McComas, D. J., Smith, C. W., & Vasquez, B. J. (2012). Temporal and radial variation of the solar wind temperature-speed relationship. Journal of Geophysical Research, 117(A), A09102. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JA017125
Space Weather Forecasting
Elliott, H. A., Jahn, J.-M., & McComas, D. J. (2013). The Kp index and solar wind speed relationship: Insights for improving space weather forecasts. Space Weather, 11(6), 339–349. https://doi.org/10.1002/swe.20053 ore info
Multispacecraft Studies
Elliott, H. A., McComas, D. J., Zirnstein, E. J., Randol, B. M., Delamere, P. A., Livadiotis, G., et al. (2019). Slowing of the Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere. The Astrophysical Journal, 885(2), 156. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ab3e49
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San Antonio, Texas, United States