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SPOT 7 satellite launched
Dec 03, 2014 (SPX)
SPOT 7, the Earth-observation satellite designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space, has been launched, making its high-resolution imagery available to all u...
Scientists Use Remote Satellite Imaging to Monitor Endangered Species
Dec 01, 2014 (Sputnik News)
Researchers from the Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution and the ScanEx Research and Development Center have been using satellite imagery to study the ...
Ferrari of space' yields best map of ocean currents
Nov 25, 2014 (AFP)
A satellite dubbed the "Ferrari of space" has yielded the most accurate model of ocean circulation yet, boosting understanding of the seas and a key impact of g...
NASA Computer Model Provides a New Portrait of Carbon Dioxide
Nov 17, 2014 (JPL)
An ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model has given scientists a stunning new look at how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe. Plumes o...
GOES-S Satellite EXIS Instrument Passes Final Review
Nov 14, 2014 (SPX)
One of the instruments that will fly aboard NOAA's GOES-S satellite has completed its final review. The Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors (EXIS) ...
NASA's New Wind Watcher Ready for Weather Forecasters
Nov 11, 2014 (JPL)
In an early holiday gift to the world's weather and marine forecasting agencies, ocean-winds data from NASA's newest Earth-observing mission, the International ...
ADS boosts EO portfolio with the addition of DMC Data
Nov 06, 2014 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space announced that the data and application services of DMC International Imaging Ltd. (DMCii), UK, will now be available through its Geo-I...
NASA Lining up ICESat-2's Laser-catching Telescope
Nov 05, 2014 (SPX)
To catch individual laser photons that have travelled more than 600 miles from a satellite to Earth and back, the satellite's telescope needs to be perfectly po...
Five years of soil moisture, ocean salinity and beyond
Nov 05, 2014 (ESA)
ESA's SMOS satellite has clocked up more than one billion kilometers orbiting Earth to improve our understanding of our planet's water cycle. Marking its fifth ...
Goodbye to Rainy Days for US, Japan's First Rain Radar in Space
Nov 05, 2014 (SPX)
After 17 years of groundbreaking 3-D images of rain and storms, the joint NASA and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM)...
IceBridge Flies Around the Pole
Oct 30, 2014 (SPX)
Operation IceBridge continued its Antarctic research campaigns with flights designed to study changing glacier ice and set a baseline for future satellite missi...
ECOSTRESS Will Monitor Plant Health
Oct 29, 2014 (JPL)
A new space-based instrument to study how effectively plants use water is being developed at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. The instrum...
Copernicus operations secured until 2021
Oct 29, 2014 (ESA)
In a landmark agreement for Europe's Copernicus programme, the European Commission and ESA have signed an Agreement of over euro 3 billion to manage and impleme...
China to help map Guyana's mineral resources: minister
Oct 26, 2014 (AFP)
Guyana has asked China to help map its gold, diamond and other geological resources, a top official said Sunday. Guyana's Natural Resources and Environment Mini...
Satellites for smart logging
Oct 23, 2014 (ESA)
Satcomm birds are helping to save our trees through more efficient use of our forests. Satellites are mapping forests, sending instructions to loggers, monitori...
Google offers peek into Bhutan with Street View launch
Oct 23, 2014 (AFP)
Google provided a sneak peek into Bhutan Thursday by unveiling a Street View project for the remote Himalayan kingdom, featuring panoramic views of its majestic...
China Launches New Satellite Via Orbital Carrier Rocket
Oct 22, 2014 (RIA Novosti)
China has launched its new Yaogan-22 remote sensing optical satellite into scheduled orbit Monday, Chinese News Service reported. The satellite was launched ato...
NASA Soil Moisture Mapper Arrives at Launch Site
Oct 20, 2014 (JPL)
A NASA spacecraft designed to track Earth's water in one of its most important, but least recognized forms -- soil moisture -- now is at Vandenberg Air Force Ba...
Sophisticated Sensor Will Give NOAA Earlier Warnings of Severe Storms
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
A Lockheed Martin team delivered the first Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) instrument that will provide earlier alerts of severe storms and contribute to m...
NASA Tool Helps Airliners Minimize Weather Delays
Oct 20, 2014 (SPX)
In the heat of a summer afternoon, a line of thunderstorms develops in the skies over North Texas and threatens to wreak havoc with the timely flow of air traff...
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