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New solar wind plasma sensor will help track space weather

The Southwest Research Institute-developed Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) has been delivered and integrated into a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite dedicated to tracking space weather. SWiPS will measure the properties of ions originating from the sun, including the very fast ions associated with coronal mass ejections that interact with the Earth’s magnetic environment.

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