MinXSS CubeSat deployed from ISS to study Sun's soft X-rays
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 16:01
in Astronomy & Space
On May 16, 2016, the bread loaf-sized Miniature X-Ray Solar Spectrometer, or MinXSS, CubeSat deployed from an airlock on the International Space Station to begin its journey into space. The NASA-funded MinXSS studies emissions from the sun that can affect our communications systems.