BurstCube

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The BurstCube and SNOOPI satellites deploy into space in this photograph.

NASA’s Mini BurstCube Mission Detects Mega Blast

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Editor’s note: BurstCube re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on Sept. 16, 2024, marking the end of the mission. The shoebox-sized BurstCube satellite…

Article2 weeks ago
This artist’s concept shows the BurstCube satellite in orbit against a background of stars.

NASA’s Tiny BurstCube Mission Launches to Study Cosmic Blasts

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Editor’s note, April 18, 2024: BurstCube deployed into orbit from the space station April 18, 2024. It will begin a…

Article6 months ago
The BurstCube satellite sits on a table with its solar panels extended.

NASA’s BurstCube Passes Milestones on Journey to Launch

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Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed testing for BurstCube, a shoebox-sized spacecraft…

Article9 months ago