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The US space agency on April 8 launched three sounding rockets during the solar eclipse – visible in North America – to study how Earth's upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet.
All three sounding rockets will release soda-bottle-sized instruments to measure the ways in which solar eclipses disrupt radio communications.
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NASA has launched a rocket into the wonderous display of auroras in Alaskan skies. But what was the purpose of flying this rocket?
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