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Across Palm Beach County, Cros Ministries is stepping up to fight hunger.

Accurate characterization of ionospheric conditions is essential for improving space weather forecasting and mitigating its impacts on communication, navigation, and space-based systems. Utah State University’s Center for Space Engineering has developed the second-generation Space Weather Probes (SWP2) instrumentation suite, optimized for deployment on small satellite platforms. Building upon experience from the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) mission, SWP2 integrates advanced Langmuir probes, floating potential double probes, and an RF impedance probe onto a compact, FPGA-controlled electronics module, conforming to the standard 9×9 cm CubeSat form factor. The design provides complementary diagnostic measurements of electron density, electron temperature, electric fields, and plasma waves, leveraging high-rate sampling and onboard spectral analysis capabilities. Ground-based data handling utilizes the CCSDS Space Packet Protocol and the Binary Reconfigurable Input Stream Converter (BRISC) software to ensure precise timing, rapid validation, and near-real-time visualization. Laboratory calibrations demonstrate the instrument’s exceptional sensitivity and low noise characteristics, confirmed by in-orbit observations of fine-scale equatorial plasma bubble structures during SPORT. This paper presents the design evolution, operational theory, measurement performance, and preliminary flight results of the SWP2 suite, highlighting its potential to significantly advance ionospheric and space weather research using small satellite platforms.

Lake City native Karley Scott Collins will release her first full album, ‘Flight Risk,’ on Friday. The record will be 16 tracks long and will be available for digital download or through Collins’ website. (COURTESY)

The National Battle of the Bands HBCU showcase comes to FAU in January, expected to bring $100M economic impact to Palm Beaches area.

A North Palm Beach woman received a full refund after being double-billed for an exam. WPTV helped resolve the issue with the billing vendor.

On May 3, WPTV anchor Todd Wilson checked off a dream years in the making and rode in the 2026 TD Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City alongside his wife and daughter.

For expecting mothers in Okeechobee, getting prenatal care isn't always easy.

Things are looking up for the football team at South Fork High School. New coach, new challenges and a new season upon them.

From the rubble to rescue: South Florida team shares emotional story of survival after returning from Venezuela

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - A South Lyon man has been arraigned on multiple felony charges after a multi-jurisdiction pursuit that spanned five townships and involved ramming three police vehicles.