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NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth's Atmosphere

The twin-satellite mission will measure how lower-atmosphere changes shape space weather and could improve forecasts for GPS and satellites.

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NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth's atmosphere influence the space environment and help improve prediction capabilities for impacts on crucial technology, such as GPS and low Earth orbit satellites, as well as astronauts in space.

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The objective is to improve impact prediction capabilities in technologies such as GPS and low-Earth orbit satellites, as well as in astronauts

NASA has just selected a mission designed to reveal how Earth’s lower atmosphere turbulence feeds the space climate threatening satellites and astronauts. Daphne, an acronym for Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer, will launch two twin satellites to simultaneously map the neutral winds, temperature and chemical composition of the thermosphere, the thin layer where air becomes plasma and where geomagnetic storms manifest that can leave useless…

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Newswise broke the news in Charlottesville, United States on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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