SPARCS CubeSat ‘First Light’ Images
16 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT
Topic: Photojournal
Source URL: https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/sparcs-cubesat-first-light-images/
Description This pair of images shows stars observed by the SPARCS (Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat) space telescope simultaneously in the near-ultraviolet, left, and far-ultraviolet, right. These observations were recorded on Feb. 6, 2026, three weeks after the cube satellite, or CubeSat, launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Jan. 11. The fact that one star