"BurstCube: NASA's Tiny Satellite Probes Cosmic Mysteries from International Space Station"

NASA's BurstCube mission, a small spacecraft designed to detect and study short gamma-ray bursts, has been launched aboard SpaceX's 30th Commercial Resupply Services mission. BurstCube will detect, locate, and study these high-energy cosmic events, providing important experience for early career astronomers and aerospace engineers. The spacecraft's detectors are angled to allow for a wider coverage of the sky, improving the odds of catching more bursts coincident with gravitational wave detections. BurstCube belongs to a class of spacecraft called CubeSats, which provide cost-effective access to space for groundbreaking science and testing new technologies.