The PREFIRE mission launched the first of two CubeSats – depicted in this artist’s concept orbiting Earth – into space on May 22, 2024, to study how much heat the planet absorbs and emits from its polar regions. These measurements will inform climate and ice models. NASA / JPL-Caltech
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For the first time, a NASA satellite has been launched with the purpose of improving the ability to predict climate change by measuring the heat that escapes from Earth’s poles.
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