CU instrument to help forecast space weather
A $32 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument package that was scheduled for launch this week by NASA could help scientists better understand the violent effects the sun can have on space weather, which affect satellites, power grids, ground communications systems and even astronauts and aircraft crews.
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