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Track Ocean Currents from Space
Nov 03, 2015 (JPL)
A team of NASA and university scientists has developed a new way to use satellite measurements to track changes in Atlantic Ocean currents, which are a driving ...
Curtiss-Wright and Harris bring digital map solutions to rugged systems
Nov 03, 2015 (SPX)
Curtiss-Wright has announced that its Defense Solutions division, in collaboration with Harris Government Communications Systems, has introduced the new FliteSc...
OGC and ASPRS to collaborate on geospatial standards
Nov 03, 2015 (SPX)
The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) have agreed to work together more closely in the app...
Study predicts bedrock weathering based on topography
Nov 02, 2015 (SPX)
Just below Earth's surface, beneath the roots and soil, is a hard, dense layer of bedrock that is the foundation for all life on land. Cracks and fissures withi...
How TIMED Flies: Unexpected Trends in Carbon Data
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
NASA's TIMED mission, short for Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics, has confirmed a surprisingly fast carbon dioxide increase in Earth...
Dartmouth-led study explores wave-particle interaction in atmosphere
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
A Dartmouth-led study sheds light on the impact of plasma waves on high-energy electrons streaking into Earth's magnetic field from space. The findings are impo...
NASA's GRACE satellites evaluate drought in southeast Brazil
Oct 29, 2015 (SPX)
Empty water reservoirs, severe water rationing, and electrical blackouts are the new status quo in major cities across southeastern Brazil where the worst droug...
Establishing priorities for Earth observation satellites
Oct 27, 2015 (SPX)
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers NASA a framework for prioritizing satellite observations and measurements...
China plans to launch CO2 monitoring satellite in 2016
Oct 26, 2015 (XNA)
China is reported to be planning to launch the global carbon dioxide observatory satellite into space in 2016. Recently, all satellite payloads have finished th...
Minsk, Moscow to Define Concept of Belarusian Remote Sensing Satellite Soon
Oct 23, 2015 (Sputnik)
Belarus and Russia will announce technical specifications for a new Belarusian satellite for remote sensing of the Earth within a few months, head of Russia's F...
Kazakhstan to use own satellites to track illegal activities
Oct 23, 2015 (Sputnik)
Kazakh satellites could see devices over a meter in size used by terrorists, according to the deputy head of Kazakhstan's space agency. Kazakhstan's proposed am...
China's hi-res mapping satellite sends back more visual data
Oct 23, 2015 (XNA)
The Ziyuan III satellite, China's first high-resolution stereo mapping satellite for civilian use, has sent back visual data covering 69.45 million square km of...
Daily Views of Earth Available on New NASA Website
Oct 21, 2015 (SPX)
NASA launched a new website Monday so the world can see images of the full, sunlit side of the Earth every day. The images are taken by a NASA camera one millio...
US and EU sign deal on sharing Copernicus earth observation data
Oct 21, 2015 (SPX)
The United States and the European Commission signed the "Copernicus Cooperation Arrangement" which will facilitate data sharing from the Copernicus constellati...
China reports less pollution from burning straw
Oct 16, 2015 (XNA)
China saw an "overall improvement" regarding air pollution from burning straw this summer, the Ministry of Environmental Protection reported Friday. Northern fa...
Sentinel-3A shows off
Oct 16, 2015 (ESA)
Before the latest satellite for Copernicus is packed up and shipped to the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia for launch at the end of the year, the media and specia...
NASA Eyes on Earth Aid Response to Carolina Flooding
Oct 12, 2015 (JPL)
It was rain that wouldn't quit. A weather system fueled by warm moisture streaming in from the Atlantic Ocean on Oct. 3 and 4 relentlessly dumped between 1 and ...
China launches commercial remote-sensing satellites
Oct 08, 2015 (XNA)
China launched a group of four satellites on Wednesday Oct 7, 2015, at noon for commercial remote-sensing services, an important step in the development of remo...
New study indicates Earth's inner core was formed 1-1.5 billion years ago
Oct 08, 2015 (SPX)
There have been many estimates for when the earth's inner core was formed, but scientists from the University of Liverpool have used new data which indicates th...
Indonesia launches indigenous satellite
Oct 08, 2015 (XNA)
Indonesia launched its indigenous satellite codenamed Lapan A2 on Monday, using rockets and launching pad in Satish Dhawan Space Center, India, highly expected ...
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