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Research from the Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) CubeSat is being showcased by Science News.

Designed at built at 91������ and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CIRBE is conducting sophisticated, fine-grain measurements of the Van Allen Belts.

Following the largest solar storm in two decades, scientists discovered in summer 2024 that the storm created two new temporary belts of energetic particles encircling Earth.

“These stayed for months, until another even smaller storm perturbed them,” said Professor Xinlin Li, principal investigator for the cubesat project.