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A composite picture of time-lapse images of the Super Soaker launches and resulting noctilucent cloud
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Rocket Mission Conjures a Ghostly Noctilucent Cloud

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 23 March 202118 October 2022

Night-shining clouds can be diagnostic tools to better understand how human activity is changing the meteorology of the mesosphere.

The launch plume from a test missile diffuses into the middle and upper atmosphere.
Posted inFeatures

The Coming Surge of Rocket Emissions

by M. N. Ross and D. W. Toohey 24 September 201924 October 2022

With the space industry’s rapid growth, rocket exhaust will increasingly accumulate in the atmosphere. How this accumulation might affect the planet is unknown—because we’re not taking it seriously.

Researchers examine a large plasma hole generated by a satellite launch to understand the impacts of anthropogenic space weather.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Understanding the Effects of Anthropogenic Space Weather

by Terri Cook 1 May 201824 October 2022

A large plasma hole generated by the vertical launch of the Formosat-5 satellite created temporary navigating and positioning errors of up to 1 meter, according to a new study.

Researchers use sounding rockets to measure how Earth’s auroras affect winds in the upper atmosphere.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Sounding Rockets Probe the Northern Lights Above Norway

by E. Underwood 29 January 201824 October 2022

Scientists measure how the aurora affects winds in the upper atmosphere.

A researcher examines the methods behind a rocket launched in 1966 to measure electric fields in space.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Retracing the First Spaceborne Electric Field Measurement

by Mark Zastrow 4 January 201724 October 2022

Fifty years ago, a sounding rocket made history by taking the first measurement of an electric field in space. What techniques were used to capture this data?

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Half of Atmospheric Joule Heating Is Due to Small Oscillations

by A. K. Higginson 29 February 201624 October 2022

Scientists use sounding rockets to show that small oscillations in electric fields can be just as important for atmospheric Joule heating as the presence of the electric field itself.

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NASA Selects Launch Vehicles for Small Satellites

by Randy Showstack 22 October 201524 October 2022

Miniature satellites offer new opportunities for science, commerce, and education. With new launch vehicles, these satellites will fly as primary payloads rather than hitchhiking on bigger missions.

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Failed Rocket Payload Included Research Experiments

by Randy Showstack 4 November 201424 October 2022

Orbital Sciences’ Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which failed on 28 October, included a number of student research projects along with other science experiments.

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