If you thought cloud writing was cool, then how about a message from space burnt into the night sky. A group of unassuming cubesats recently left the comfort of the ISS and joined Earth's orbit - among them was FITSAT-1 (aka Niwaka), a four-inch-cubed Japanese satellite covered in high-powered LEDs. Its mission is to broadcast the message "Hi this is Niwaka Japan" in Morse code, using bursts of intense light to draw dots and dashes across the heavens. FITSAT-1 was originally planned to appear only over Japan, but a flurry of interest means it'll be touring the globe, starting next month.
Engadget , Japan's LED-stacked cubesat will burn Morse code into the heavens, Japan's LED-stacked cubesat will burn Morse code into the heavens
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