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Consistency of Earth's magnetic field history surprises scientists
Feb 04, 2016 (SPX)
Earth's magnetic field is generated by the motion of liquid iron in the planet's core. This "geodynamo" occasionally reverses its polarity - the magnetic north ...
JPL researchers report on new tool to provide even better Landsat images
Feb 01, 2016 (SPX)
For more than 40 years, Landsat satellites have provided a wealth of data that has informed our understanding of Earth features, phenomena, and environments as ...
NASA awards infrared instrument for next polar satellite
Jan 31, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Exelis Space Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Harris Corporation, of Fort Wayne, Indiana,...
NASA awards imaging Instruments contract Polar Follow-On satellite
Jan 31, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has awarded a sole source contract modification to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems of El Segundo, California, for two Visible Infrared Imaging Radiomet...
NASA Radar Brings a New View of World Heritage Site
Jan 29, 2016 (JPL)
In just two 10-minute overflights, an airborne NASA synthetic aperture radar proved it could pinpoint areas of disturbance in Peru's Nasca lines World Heritage ...
DigitalGlobe Receives Early Commitments for WorldView-4 Satellite Capacity
Jan 29, 2016 (SPX)
DigitalGlobe has announced its third customer commitment for direct access capacity on the WorldView-4 satellite, which is expected to begin commercial operatio...
Russia to launch Resurs-P satellite on March 12
Jan 28, 2016 (Sputnik)
The launch of Russia's Resurs-P No. 3 remote sensing satellite has been scheduled for March 12, the Russian Space Systems (RSS) company said Wednesday. "In the ...
NASA Takes Part in Airborne Study of Southern Ocean
Jan 27, 2016 (JPL)
A team of scientists has launched a series of research flights over the remote seas surrounding Antarctica in an effort to better understand how much carbon dio...
ESA selects Airbus Defence and Space for two new Sentinel-2 satellites
Jan 27, 2016 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract, worth around 285 million euros with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver two further optical satellites fo...
SpaceX launches US-French oceans satellite
Jan 17, 2016 (AFP)
SpaceX on Sunday launched a $180 million satellite to study sea level rise, and will make a fourth try at landing its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform. "A...
Flooding along the Mississippi seen from space
Jan 16, 2016 (UPI)
After intense winter rains fell in the middle of the United States, much of the South suffered devastating effects downriver. In Louisiana, the flooding was exp...
Fires burning in Africa and Asia cause high ozone in tropical Pacific
Jan 14, 2016 (SPX)
As decision makers from around the world congregated in Paris to prepare a global climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21), many discussi...
Satellites find sustainable energy in cities
Jan 13, 2016 (SPX)
Underground heat islands in cities have an enormous geothermal potential. Warm groundwater can be used to produce sustainable energy for heating and cooling. Re...
Giant icebergs play key role in removing CO2 from the atmosphere
Jan 12, 2016 (SPX)
Pioneering research from the University of Sheffield's Department of Geography discovered melting water from giant icebergs, which contains iron and other nutri...
NOAA's GOES-S, T and U Satellites Are Shaping Up
Jan 10, 2016 (SPX)
As NOAA's GOES-R satellite goes through mechanical testing in preparation for launch in October 2016, the remaining satellites in the series (GOES-S, T, and U) ...
NASA image: Haze hovers over Indo-Gangetic Plain
Jan 06, 2016 (UPI)
A new image from NASA's Earth Observatory mission shows what happens when widespread pollution meets a temperature inversion. Currently, a massive blanket of ha...
ASA Awards Letter Contract for Landsat 9 Imager-2
Jan 01, 2016 (SPX)
NASA has awarded a sole source letter contract to Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation, Boulder, Colo., to build the Operational Land Imager-2 instrument...
NASA analyzes Paraguay's heavy rainfall
Dec 31, 2015 (SPX)
Widespread flooding has recently affected South America and Paraguay has been especially hard hit. A NASA analysis showed locations in central and southern Para...
NOAA's Jason-3 spacecraft ready for launch campaign
Dec 25, 2015 (JPL)
The launch of Jason-3, an international mission led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to continue U.S. - European satellite measurements of...
NASA's MMS delivers promising initial results
Dec 25, 2015 (SPX)
Just under four months into the science phase of the mission, NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, is delivering promising early results on a process calle...
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