DSCOVR satellite to keep a weather eye on solar storms

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Sunday's delayed launch means that NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) will wait at least a day before it can take up its job of helping warn of potentially damaging solar flares. If Monday's rescheduled liftoff goes as planned, the unmanned spacecraft will be on its way to a point between the Earth and the Sun, where it will act as a space weather observatory and early warning station. .. Continue Reading DSCOVR satellite to keep a weather eye on solar storms

Section: Space

Tags: DSCOVR, NASA, NOAA, Observatory, Satellite, Spacecraft, SpaceX, US Air Force

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