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CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

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par Mustafa Aksoy, Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University at Albany, State University of New York
Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats – miniature, agile and cheap satellites – are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos.

A standard-size CubeSat is tiny, about 4 pounds (roughly 2 kilograms). Some are larger, maybe four times the standard size, but others are no more than a pound.

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