Satellite To Study Sun's Influence On Earth

The A Train of Earth-observing satellites that NASA leads is set to get a new member with the Feb. 23 launch of Glory. The $424 million mission focuses on the subtle ways solar radiance influences the planet’s climate. While climatologists have developed an increasingly sophisticated understanding of the role that greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide play in climate change, they are less certain about how solar variability and aerosols factor into the climate-change equation. More

(Source: Aviation Week - Feb 21)