Sounding rockets study how winds in space drive currents in the upper atmosphere
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 15:31
in Astronomy & Space
This July, scientists will launch four rockets for a five-minute journey some 100 miles up into the atmosphere. The rockets will collect data on the charged particles as well as winds of neutral particles that sweep through the lower ionosphere and how each affects the other, ultimately causing these dynamo currents.