NASA has selected a mission concept, DAPHNE (Dynamic Atmosphere-Ionosphere Explorer), to study how space weather and atmospheric dynamics affect the space environment around Earth. The mission is designed to improve understanding of the atmosphere–ionosphere system and to strengthen prediction capabilities for space-weather impacts on technologies used on the ground and in orbit. NASA says the initiative will focus on consequences for systems such as GPS and low Earth orbit satellites, as well as on risks to astronauts traveling in space. NASA also reports that the DAPHNE mission is moving forward into Phase B of development. Across the coverage, the central goal is to link space-weather activity to measurable changes in Earth’s upper atmosphere and near-Earth space environment, supporting better forecasting of when and how impacts may occur. The updates do not specify a launch date or mission timeline, but they indicate continued progress in the early planning and development stages under NASA’s structured phase process.