Here’s how it works. Artist's impression of "microprobes" headed for Jupiter to probe the gas giant's atmosphere. (Image credit: John Moores and Kieran Carroll et al.) ...

Artist's impression of "microprobes" headed for Jupiter to probe the gas giant's atmosphere. A swarm of tiny probes could zip through the clouds of Jupiter by 2030, beaming home data about the gas ...

Researchers continually use the microprobes for geochronology studies. One current project is trying to date the formation of our planet’s moon, McKeegan said.

Microprobes that piggyback on Mars-bound spacecraft could investigate areas currently unavailable to surface instruments, a Planetary Science Institute researcher said. The payload could be ...

Also for very small specimens, powders and materials. Needle tip is sealed to ensure only stainless steel contacts specimen. Max. temp. 200°C. 5 ft. lead. Smallest microprobes give fastest reading.

They each will have a small payload pod hanging under a 200 meter long string loop, which provides both atmospheric drag and electrostatic lifts. Two electric booms each about 2.5 meter long will ...

The microprobes are fabricated from monocrystalline silicon by using lithographic methods and consist of a base and a cantilever. A monolithic silicon probing tip is located near the free end of the ...

The microprobes would carry a suite of instruments — like cameras, weather sensors, seismometers and microscopes that can study minerals and inorganic substances — to gather critical data ...

The microprobes would be equipped with an assortment of tools to help it explore the surface of Mars, including video cameras, microscopes, seismometers and weather equipment. Investigation of a ...