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Atmospheric Waves Experiment

April 12 , 2024 25 days 83 0
  • NASA launched the Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) to study one of the important drivers of Space weather – the Earth’s weather.
  • It was mounted on the exterior of the Earth-orbiting International Space Station (ISS).
  • From the vantage point, it looks down at the Earth and record the colourful light bands, commonly known as airglow.
  • AWE is a first-of-its-kind NASA experimental attempt aimed at studying the interactions between terrestrial and Space weather.

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