Deputy Director, Heliophysics Science Division @NASA GSFC

Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
Gina A DiBraccio, Ph.D. retweeted
In honor of MAVEN’s 10 years at Mars, NASA has released a special anniversary poster celebrating the amazing accomplishments of the mission and its journey to study Mars’ upper atmosphere. ➡️Find it here: science.nasa.gov/resource/ma…
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That's a go: Today our mission passed a standard planning milestone known as Key Decision Point E. We're now approved to proceed toward a launch period that opens Thursday, Oct. 10.  go.nasa.gov/47h65iR
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Had a great time touring the MELCO facility and seeing the MMX spacecraft with @JAXA_en and @NASA colleagues!
#NASA Science Mission Directorate visited MELCO Kamakura Works! ISAS Director General Kuninaka & MMX PM Kawakatsu gave a tour around the clean room and the MMX spacecraft’s development. In the image in the cleanroom you can spot MMX’s MEGANE, developed by NASA/Johns Hopkins APL!
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Gina A DiBraccio, Ph.D. retweeted
Congratulations to the @NASAPersevere team for the discovery of this fascinating rock that has some indications that Mars may have hosted microbial life in its ancient past! This data will be made available to the science community, and I am excited to see what additional discoveries may be made: go.nasa.gov/3zZhsiX
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Throw back to a talk on Mars’ twisted tail!
#TBT to 2019: Did you know that Mars has a magnetic tail? The MAVEN mission has demonstrated how the Martian magnetotail is unique and becomes twisted by its interaction with the solar wind. Learn more: youtu.be/GSm6W8g0Z4k
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Absolutely love this view of Neptune and it’s rings.
Wow, I am in awe of those rings! For the first time, @NASAWebb has captured Neptune showing the ice giant in a new way & providing a crisp view of its faint rings since they were last seen in 1989 by Voyager 2! More: go.nasa.gov/3f91UhW
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Apply to join our NASA Goddard Mag group!
Apply by Monday 8/29 to join us in the SSED at Goddard!
Go GTOSat! Our Magnetometry group @NASAGoddard has provided the small fluxgate Mag for this project with @JaredEspley as instrument lead!
Meet GTOSat! This @NASA CubeSat led by LASP researcher Lauren Blum will soon serve as a 'pathfinder' to test new radiation-tolerant technologies for SmallSats operating beyond LEO. Learn more at today's #SmallSat2022 talk at 5:15pm or visit our website: bit.ly/3bBagO2
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Amazing to see aurorae on Earth and Jupiter. We observe them on Mars too with @MAVEN2Mars!
Earth isn’t the only planet that has auroras! When charged particles from the #Sun strike Jupiter, they produce auroras hundreds of times more energetic than those on Earth. @NASAHubble captured this view of Jupiter’s ultraviolet aurora. Find out more: go.nasa.gov/39Bld15
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#MExAG is seeking applications for an ✨Early Career member✨ of the Steering Committee! Applications are due 15 June 👉👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…. Questions? DM us.
Our @MAVEN2Mars and @NASASun scientists demonstrate just how cross-divisional our work is!
🎉 Congratulations to all our MAVEN team members whose instruments were selected for the @NASASun GDC mission! We are excited for the cutting-edge science that will result. Learn more about GDC: go.nasa.gov/3xVnb6c
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Gina A DiBraccio, Ph.D. retweeted
Today @NASA announced that the @MAVEN2Mars mission has been extended! This means MAVEN scientists can further our understanding of Mars’ atmosphere by making new observations during the most extreme conditions the mission has ever encountered. Learn more: bit.ly/37JjXIj
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With @MAVEN2Mars we aren’t just learning about Mars but we’re learning about Earth as well. Celebrating on this #EarthDay2022 with @NASA
By studying the evolution of Mars' atmosphere, MAVEN is also helping us understand more about Earth! Studying the climates of other planets can help #NASAEarthlings better understand Earth's evolution & how it may change in response to long-term climate change. #EarthDay 🌎
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SO EXCITED to see that a Uranus Orbiter & Probe is highest flagship priority in the #PlanetaryDecadal just released by @theNASEM
.@NASA has received the 2023-2032 Decadal Survey, outlining a new chapter of a robust, forward-looking Planetary Science & Astrobiology Program. Thank you to the committee and panels for your work to deliver this report. We look forward to reviewing the recommendations in detail.
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So excited for this new collaboration between #mars missions!
NASA’s MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates’ Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters as they study the Red Planet's atmosphere. More: go.nasa.gov/3roq6jJ
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So very lucky to be featured for #WHM
Dr. Gina DiBraccio is a multidisciplinary scientist working in planetary science and heliophysics. She is the deputy principal investigator of NASA’s MAVEN mission to Mars as well as the acting deputy director of the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA Goddard. #WHM
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We agree! Dr. Gina DiBraccio is also making a difference promoting #Mercury science and exploration as part of our @NASA #MExAG Steering Committee. #WHM
And here is Dr. Gina DiBraccio, another one of my former PhD students, who graduated in 2014. She is a strong scientist and one of the most natural leaders I know, and yes, a certified fitness instructor. Super proud of you, @gdibracc and your successes across the board! #WHM
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And another! So many colleagues to celebrate this month and always. #WomensHistoryMonth
Dr. Alexa Halford is a space physics researcher at @NASAGoddard. She studies how storms on the Sun affect us on Earth and in space. #WHM
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And another awesome coworker, Carina!! #WomensHistoryMonth
Carina Alden is a space weather analyst with the @NASAGoddard Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office. She monitors solar activity and any impacts our Sun may have across the solar system in support of NASA deep space human and robotic missions. #WHM
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Love seeing my amazing colleagues featured for #WomensHistoryMonth @draleidakate is a rockstar!
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