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UCLA has gained worldwide acclaim for its pioneering work in space plasma physics. The university's space physics team conducts research involving data interpretation, computer simulations, modeling, and theoretical plasma studies. Their investigations focus on solar wind behavior, the magnetic fields surrounding Earth and other planets, and how solar wind interacts with various solar system objects like asteroids, moons, non-magnetic planets, and planetary magnetic fields. Current projects examine atmospheric depletion mechanisms on planets and lightning phenomena in planetary atmospheres. Significant research is dedicated to analyzing Earth's magnetic field disturbances, including geomagnetic storms and substorms. UCLA advances knowledge of magnetized space plasma by developing and deploying magnetometers on groundbreaking space missions. These UCLA-designed instruments have allowed researchers and students to make substantial discoveries about the magnetic properties and behavior of Earth, Venus, Jupiter, their moons, asteroids, and solar wind.