A joint NASA-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory experiment dedicated to studying the origins of solar energetic particles — the Sun’s most powerful form of radiation — is ready for launch. UVSC, or Ultraviolet Spectro-Coronagraph, Pathfinder will hitch a ride to space aboard STPSat-6.
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Source: NASA Goddard Center