What Happened
Twin Satellites To Study Earth's Space Weather Systems
The University of Colorado Boulder has partnered with NASA on the DAPHNE mission, which aims to study Earth’s space weather systems and their impact on the planet’s atmosphere. Led by researcher Aimee Merkel, the mission will use identical twin satellites to study how changes in Earth’s lower atmosphere influence the upper atmosphere. The mission’s findings will help improve prediction capabilities for impacts on crucial technology, such as GPS and low Earth orbit satellites, as well as astronauts in space. According to NASA, the mission has wide-ranging implications for human spaceflight and technology. This development was first reported by govtech.com.