Artistic rendering of the rear side of the Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe (m-NLP). The m-NLP measures plasma density in the ionosphere, where Earth's atmosphere meets the beginning of space. Researchers aim to study electrically charged particles and increase their understanding of how particle phenomena affects radio communications and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals. Image courtesy of the University of Oslo, Maren C. Lithun.

jsc2023e046374 (7/25/2023) --- Artistic rendering of the rear side of the Multi-Needle Langmuir Probe (m-NLP). The m-NLP measures plasma density in the ionosphere, where Earth's atmosphere meets the beginning of space. Researchers aim to study electrically charged particles and increase their understanding of how particle phenomena affects radio communications and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) signals. Image courtesy of the University of Oslo, Maren C. Lithun.

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