NASA’s AWE Completes Mission to Study Earth’s Effect on Space Weather
21 May 2026, 18:31 GMT
Topic: Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE)
Source URL: https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-awe-completes-mission-to-study-earths-effect-on-space-weather/
On May 21, ground controllers powered down NASA’s AWE (Atmospheric Waves Experiment) instrument, bringing the data collection phase of the mission to a successful and scheduled end, surpassing its planned two-year mission. Installed on the exterior of the International Space Station since November 2023, AWE studied atmospheric gravity waves, which are giant ripples in the