TROPICS

The Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission is a NASA constellation of six small satellites, 3U CubeSats, that will measure temperature and moisture profiles and precipitation in tropical systems with unprecedented temporal frequency.

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El Niño linked to accelerated ice loss in tropics

Mangrove Trees Are on the Move, Taking the Tropics with Them

In 1872, a Solar Storm Hit the Earth Generating Auroras from the Tropics to the Poles

One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae covered much of the night sky from the Tropics to the Polar Regions

Photosynthesis May Be Failing in The Tropics as Temperatures Soar

This Week @NASA: Sending a Swarm of Satellites Into Orbit, Rogue Planets, TROPICS First Light

Indigenous input revealed early hints of fiber making in the tropics

The Atlantic tropics are on fire—it already looks like August out there

This Week @NASA: Private Astronaut Mission, Autonomous Snake-Like Robot Explorer, TROPICS Launch

NASA TROPICS Constellation: Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Final CubeSat Duo

NASA’s TROPICS Mission: Rocket Lab, CubeSats, and the Quest for Earth System Understanding

NASA, Rocket Lab Complete Launch of TROPICS CubeSat Constellation

NASA, Rocket Lab Announce Coverage for Second TROPICS Launch

This Week @NASA: Webb’s Surprising Look at Fomalhaut’s Asteroid Belt, TROPICS CubeSats Launched

Storm Chasers of the Future: NASA, Rocket Lab Launch First Pair of TROPICS CubeSats

Rocket Lab launches NASA TROPICS cubesats

Astra has completed their investigation into the failure of TROPICS1 and posted the results.

Deforestation in the tropics linked to a reduction in rainfall

Deforestation is reducing rainfall all over the tropics

Uncovering plant invasions in the tropics