 |  SwRI-Led cubesat to assess the origins of hot plasma in the Sun’s corona
 3 November 2021
NASA has selected the CubeSat Imaging X-Ray Solar Spectrometer (CubIXSS), led by
Southwest Research Institute, to measure the elemental composition of hot, multimillion-
degree plasmas in the Sun’s corona - its outermost atmosphere. The nanosatellite is
expected to be launched in 2024 as a secondary payload on another satellite launch.
CubIXSS will determine the origins of hot plasma - highly ion
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