NASA will fill the skies with colorful, glowing clouds on Monday night as part of a rocket test.
Skywatchers on the mid-Atlantic coast can watch the artificial aurora with their own eyes, while everyone else can catch it via livestream — that is, so long as the conditions cooperate. Four previous attempts were called off in recent weeks due to high winds, clouds, and boats in the hazard area.
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Monday’s launch is slated to occur between 9:04 p.m. to 9:19 p.m. ET at the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s eastern shore.
The luminescent bursts are key to NASA’s testing of a new “ampoule ejection” system, which will support scientific studies of the ionosphere and aurora. Read more…
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