About this Research Topic
Starting with the first space explorations in the 60s, the space environment had always driven a high interest in the scientific community. From the study of planetary magnetosphere to the solar environment and the local interstellar medium, scientists have produced an enormous quantity of interesting research that gave us a clearer picture of Space and its mechanisms. Nevertheless, there are still open questions in the field even if our technology is developing faster than in the past.
Thus, this Editor’s Challenge wants to assess the state of space physics, to guide researchers to address outstanding questions, and to open dialog about what might and might not be solved issues.
The Specialty Chief Editor would like to invite the submissions of critical, ambitious, and courageous contributions that can provide new insights and stimulate a scientific constructive debate around the present and future status of Space Physics. The authors are challenged to address the following questions:
• Are there any solved problems in space physics?
• Are there problems that the community thinks are solved, but are not?
• What are the outstanding issues in space physics?
• In particular, what are the neglected outstanding issues in space physics?
The authors should address these challenges in Perspective and Opinion articles, contributing viewpoints and interpretations about a specific area of investigation in Space Physics research. Reviews, Mini Reviews, Original Research and Brief Research Reports, are also welcome, focusing on ongoing questions in Space Physics. Please find details on the Article Type guidelines here.
The Research Topic solicits contributions from the Editorial Board members of the Space Physics section, and invited contributors.
The Specialty Chief Editors of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences launch a new series of Research Topics to highlight current challenges across the field of Astronomy and Space Sciences. Other titles in the series are:
Editor's Challenge in Astrostatistics: Deep Learning in Astrophysics - What are the Lessons?
Editor's Challenge in Astronomical Instrumentation: Machine Learning Advances
Editor's Challenge in Exoplanets: Next Generation of Exoplanet Research
Thus, this Editor’s Challenge wants to assess the state of space physics, to guide researchers to address outstanding questions, and to open dialog about what might and might not be solved issues.
The Specialty Chief Editor would like to invite the submissions of critical, ambitious, and courageous contributions that can provide new insights and stimulate a scientific constructive debate around the present and future status of Space Physics. The authors are challenged to address the following questions:
• Are there any solved problems in space physics?
• Are there problems that the community thinks are solved, but are not?
• What are the outstanding issues in space physics?
• In particular, what are the neglected outstanding issues in space physics?
The authors should address these challenges in Perspective and Opinion articles, contributing viewpoints and interpretations about a specific area of investigation in Space Physics research. Reviews, Mini Reviews, Original Research and Brief Research Reports, are also welcome, focusing on ongoing questions in Space Physics. Please find details on the Article Type guidelines here.
The Research Topic solicits contributions from the Editorial Board members of the Space Physics section, and invited contributors.
The Specialty Chief Editors of Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences launch a new series of Research Topics to highlight current challenges across the field of Astronomy and Space Sciences. Other titles in the series are:
Editor's Challenge in Astrostatistics: Deep Learning in Astrophysics - What are the Lessons?
Editor's Challenge in Astronomical Instrumentation: Machine Learning Advances
Editor's Challenge in Exoplanets: Next Generation of Exoplanet Research
Keywords: space physics
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
