CuSP Will Reside in Interplanetary Space (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption The CubeSat to study Solar Particles, or CuSP, will launch from the inaugural flight of NASA's Space Launch System in late 2018. CuSP will reside in interplanetary space, where it can observe particles and magnetic fields from the sun on their way toward Earth -- where they can create a wide variety of space weather effects from interfering with radio communications to tripping up satellite electronics to creating electric currents in power grids. Here a (not-to-scale) CubeSat is shown within an artist's rendition of the constantly moving magnetic fields around Earth. Credit Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.