Dynamic bubbles of ionization in Earth's upper atmosphere can cause GPS signals to "twinkle" like stars, affecting the quality of navigation on Earth below. NASA recently conducted a mission called CINDI to investigate this phenomenon.

ScienceCast 218: Twinkle Twinkle GPS

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The new solar arrays on @Space_Station, iROSA, are providing power to the station with improved efficiency. ROSA technology will also help power Gateway, and the DART mission!

NASA ScienceCast 313: The Power of the Station's New Solar Arrays

The ISS is a one-of-a-kind laboratory, as well as an incubator for new business, accelerating the development of a new space economy in low-Earth orbit.

NASA ScienceCast 312: Doing Business in Space

Colorful bursts of energy above thunderstorms called transient luminous events can be observed from the ISS. Instruments on the station are helping scientists study these particle outbursts.

NASA ScienceCast 311: Observing Lightning from the International Space Station

The International Space Station is well known as an orbiting laboratory, but during the past decade the station has also served a very different role - that of being a business incubator. One of its star products is the CubeSat.

NASA ScienceCast 310: The Small Satellite That’s Paying Big Dividends

The commercialization of low-Earth orbit is enabling a new market in space, while aiding NASA in its mission of exploration and discovery.

ScienceCast 218: Twinkle Twinkle GPS

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