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NASA | The MMS Mission's Unique Orbit

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Scientist John Dorelli explains the MMS mission's orbit and why the four spacecraft fly in a tetrahedron formation. This complex arrangement enables scientists to gather data about magnetic reconnection in 3D.



On its...
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NASA | Goddard's Speedy MMS Instruments Will Measure Mysterious Physics

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Host Katrina Jackson talks with Craig Pollock and Ulrik Gliese about Goddard's contribution to the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission - the Fast Plasma Investigation suite of instruments. These instruments will study a...
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NASA | MMS Science Overview: The Many Mysteries of MMS

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Scientists Michael Hesse and John Dorelli explain the science objectives of the MMS mission.



The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission is comprised of four identically instrumented spacecraft that will use Earth’s...
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NASA | MMS Mission Overview

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Senior Project Scientist Tom Moore outlines the three instrument suites onboard the four MMS spacecraft.



On March 12, 2015, NASA plans to launch the Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, mission. MMS consists of four...
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NASA | How Will the 4 MMS Spacecraft Launch and Deploy?

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In March of 2015, an unprecedented NASA mission will launch to study a process so mysterious that no one has ever directly measured it in action. To create the first-ever 3-dimensional maps of this process, a process called...
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NASA | MMS Mission Trailer

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In March 2015, NASA will launch four identical spacecraft to study how magnetic fields around Earth connect and disconnect, explosively releasing energy -- a process known as magnetic reconnection.



The Magnetospheric...
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Science at Nasa: Science Casts: Hidden Magnetic Portals Around Earth

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A NASA-sponsored researcher at the University of Iowa has developed a way for spacecraft to hunt down hidden magnetic portals in the vicinity of Earth. These portals link the magnetic field of our planet to that of the Sun. (June 28,...