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This 36-minute talk explores NASA's Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission, a constellation of four small satellites designed to make global, 3D observations of the Sun's corona and solar wind. Learn how this innovative mission will help scientists understand the inner heliosphere as a connected system and improve predictions of space weather events that can impact Earth's technology and infrastructure. Discover the scientific goals behind PUNCH, including how it will track solar phenomena like flares and coronal mass ejections that can interfere with satellites and trigger power outages. The presentation also covers the upcoming February 2025 launch from Vandenberg SFB and features insights from Simon Steel, Deputy Director of the Carl Sagan Center, and Rebecca Robinson, MUSE Outreach Lead at the SETI Institute.
