Imagine a fully-instrumented satellite the size of a half-gallon milk carton.
Then imagine that milk carton whirling in space, catching never-before-seen glimpses of processes thought to be linked to lightning.
The little satellite that could is a CubeSat called Firefly, and it's on a countdown to launch next year.
CubeSats, named for the roughly four-inch-cubed dimensions of their basic building elements, are stacked with modern, smartphone-like electronics and tiny scientific instruments.
Then imagine that milk carton whirling in space, catching never-before-seen glimpses of processes thought to be linked to lightning.
The little satellite that could is a CubeSat called Firefly, and it's on a countdown to launch next year.
CubeSats, named for the roughly four-inch-cubed dimensions of their basic building elements, are stacked with modern, smartphone-like electronics and tiny scientific instruments.
