SCOPE: This quantum dot spectrometer can hasten Uranus and Neptune orbital missions

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SCOPE: This quantum dot spectrometer can hasten Uranus and Neptune orbital missions
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ScienceCraft is the brainchild of a NASA aerospace engineer.

- the study of the absorption and emission of light by matter - to explore the outer solar system scientifically.

If the quantum dot was printed on the spacecraft's exterior, a large aperture spectral imager could be made without "costing much regarding mass and power to the spacecraft".considered several missions for selection. The process included two missions to Venus and two to other planets, says Sultana. The second aspect involves utilizing 'extreme solar radiation'. "We make sure that the ScienceCraft gets close to the sun, at about 0.2 - 0.3 AU, where we have a high solar radiation density.""This pushes the ScienceCraft ahead such that we reach outer planets in just three to five years. That's a huge advantage.

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