NASA's Mini-Satellites Set to Shine in Space
NASA has completed the construction of six small satellites, known as SmallSats, for the Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) mission. These cereal box-size satellites will work together to study solar radio bursts and gain insights into the physics of explosions in the Sun's atmosphere. By monitoring these bursts, scientists hope to better understand how they are created and linked to coronal mass ejections and solar flares. The data collected by the SmallSats will be combined to produce images of the Sun for further analysis. SunRISE will launch as a rideshare aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket sponsored by the United States Space Force.
