NASA 5th Eddy Cross-Disciplinary Symposium

Star-Planet Interactions in the Solar System and Beyond

Symposium

May. 4 to May. 8, 2026

12:00 am – 11:59 pm MDT

Boulder, Colorado

Meeting Objective

The NASA 5th Eddy Cross-Disciplinary Symposium is presented in collaboration with NASA's Living With a Star Program, and the Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS). This ongoing series of events bring together great minds across the interdisciplinary field of heliophysics. It continues the legacy of the frontier-thinking, cross-disciplinary gathering that the Eddy Symposia have come to define. Each symposium has a unique theme, and within part of its framework, scientific discussions, and creative-thinking sessions, three specialized themes are explored.

Each Eddy Symposium is centered on a distinct overarching theme and explores three complementary subthemes. The 5th Symposium is organized around “Star–Planet Interactions in the Solar System and Beyond.” Within this framework, participants will engage in three focused topic areas: Solar Influence on Earth and Planetary Environments, led by Robert Jarolim; Risk and Resilience to Space Weather Disruption, led by Ankush Bhaskar; and From Heliophysics to the Moon and Mars: The Impact of the Sun on Space Exploration, led by Vladimir Airapetian and Mei-Yun Lin. The theme and subthemes are investigated with both open data and AI in mind.

Please check back for an opportunity to register, submit abstracts, and for students to apply for travel support assistance.

Sponsorship Opportunities for the 5th Eddy Symposium

See information about the Sponsorship Opportunities for the 5th Eddy Symposium.

This year’s theme: Star-Planet Interactions in the Solar System and Beyond

This year's theme will be examined through the lenses of Open Data and AI, utilizing these three working group subthemes.

Solar Influence on Earth and Planetary Environments
Risk and Resilience to Space Weather Disruption
From Heliophysics to the Moon and Mars: The Impact of the Sun on Space Exploration

Previous Eddy Cross-Disciplinary Symposia

Learn more about these symposia, including access to detailed agendas, talks on YouTube, and abstracts for the following symposia.

Steering Committee

Vladimir Airapetian, NASA
Ankush Bhaskar, ISRO, Vikram Space Centre
Cindy Bruyère, UCAR / CPAESS
Madhulika Guhathakurta, NASA Headquarters
Robert Jarolim, Eddy Fellow
Mei-Yun Lin, University of Massachusetts
Xudong Sun, University of Hawaii

Contacts

Programmatic questions: contact Cindy Bruyère

Logistic questions: contact Jessica Martinez