NASA’s CloudCube Pioneers Miniaturized Radar to Study Clouds, Precipitation

Source: nasaNews June 10, 2026 · 05:00
A compact, multifrequency radar built by a team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will make it easier to collect information about dynamic cloud systems. Called CloudCube, this new instrument simultaneously probes the atmosphere with three radar signals, spanning 36 to 240 GHz, for optimized sensitivity to a wide range of water droplet and ice particle sizes. 

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