Firefly Satellite (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Firefly Satellite

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This is an artist's rendition of the football-sized Firefly satellite in low-Earth orbit. Firefly's mission is to study the relationship between lightning and huge bursts of gamma rays called terrestrial gamma ray flashes.

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Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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