Unlocking Earth’s Energy Balance: NASA’s CubeSats Explore Polar Heat Loss

NASA’s PREFIRE mission uses two small CubeSats to measure far-infrared radiation emitted by Earth’s polar regions, offering unprecedented insights into the Arctic and Antarctic’s contribution to the planet’s energy balance. Despite GPS challenges, the satellites have successfully gathered and transmitted data since mid-2023, employing alternative geolocation methods. NASA’s PREFIRE Mission Two shoebox-sized satellites, part of [...]