NASA recently launched a powerful new air quality monitoring satellite, the High-Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder (HIRDLS), designed to monitor and measure the Earth’s atmosphere. HIRDLS is an instrument on board the Aura satellite, which was launched on July 15th of this year. It measures gases, particles, and aerosols in the stratosphere, ultraviolet radiation, and the… Continue reading NASA’s powerful new air quality monitor has launched into space