Sunstorm CubeSat Delivers 'First Light' a Week After Launch

Around the same size as two big Harry Potter paperbacks, ESA’s Sun-watching Sunstorm CubeSat has produced its first solar X-ray spectrum, coming just over a week after its launch to orbit aboard a Vega rocket.

“Acquiring our first solar X-ray spectrum so quickly after launch is a major achievement in itself. It is also good news for our forthcoming space…