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On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much more

On this day in space! Aug. 25, 1997: NASA launches Advanced Composition Explorer to track solar wind and so much moreWorldPing

On Aug. 25, 1997, NASA launched the Advanced Composition Explorer, or ACE satellite to study energetic particles traveling through space, including solar wind and space weather. Here's why it mattered.

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