Summary:
- NASA has awarded a contract extension to the University of Colorado Boulder to continue operating the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE) instrument on the agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite.
- The EVE instrument monitors the Sun's extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation, which can impact Earth's upper atmosphere and affect satellite operations, communications, and GPS signals.
- The contract extension will allow the EVE team to continue providing critical data about the Sun's EUV output, which is essential for understanding the Sun's impact on Earth's space environment and improving space weather forecasting.