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Scientists use NASA satellite data to track ocean microplastics from space
Jun 28, 2021 (SPX)
Microplastics form when plastic trash in the ocean breaks down from the sun's rays and the motion of ocean waves. These small flecks of plastic are harmful to m...
European system speeds data flow with 50 000 links
Jun 25, 2021 (ESA)
Day-and-night radar images and multispectral high-resolution images of vegetation, soil and water cover, inland waterways and coastal areas - as well as informa...
Artificial intelligence breakthrough gives longer advance warning of ozone issues
Jun 25, 2021 (SPX)
The new artificial intelligence system developed in the University of Houston's Air Quality Forecasting and Modeling Lab could lead to improved ways to control ...
British-built satellites will help fight climate change and save wildlife
Jun 24, 2021 (SPX)
UK companies have received nearly 15 million pounds from the UK Space Agency, through the European Space Agency's Pioneer Partnership Programme, to develop the ...
Use of additional Metop-C and Fengyun-3 CD data improves regional weather forecasts
Jun 24, 2021 (SPX)
This process of bringing surface observations, radiosonde data, and satellite imagery together to create a picture of the initial atmospheric state is called da...
NASA helps map impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on harmful air pollution
Jun 24, 2021 (SPX)
"Intuitively you would think if there is a major lockdown situation, that we would see dramatic changes, but we didn't," said Melanie Hammer, a visiting researc...
Rising greenhouse gases threaten Arctic ozone layer
Jun 23, 2021 (UPI)
In addition, the extremely low temperatures are causing reactions among chemicals humans pumped into the air decades ago, leading to further reductions in the o...
Ozone pollution in Antarctica has risen steadily over last 25 years
Jun 16, 2021 (UPI)
High in Earth's atmosphere, ozone is welcomed. The ozone layer, found in the stratosphere, helps shield the planet's living inhabitants from harmful ultraviolet...
Edgybees Selected to Participate in Inaugural AWS Space Accelerator for Startups
Jun 16, 2021 (SPX)
New for 2021, the four-week AWS Space Accelerator curriculum provides hands-on AWS Cloud and technical training, mentorship, coaching, and business support in c...
Orbital Sidekick announces upcoming launch of its most powerful satellite: Aurora
Jun 16, 2021 (SPX)
The Aurora satellite will serve OSK's customers in the energy, mining, and defense sectors, including expanding contracts and pilot program opportunities for oi...
Earth from Space: Chongqing, China
Jun 14, 2021 (ESA)
The city of Chongqing, one of the most important economic centres in China, is known as a 'mountain city' owing to its rugged terrain and steep gorges. Chongqin...
Four mission ideas to compete for Earth Explorer 11
Jun 11, 2021 (ESA)
This important milestone follows a Call for Earth Explorer 11 mission ideas, which ESA released just over a year ago. Out of the 15 proposals submitted, ESA's A...
Local lockdowns brought fast global ozone reductions
Jun 10, 2021 (JPL)
The study shows that innovative technologies and other solutions intended to decrease NOx locally have the potential to rapidly improve air quality and climate ...
UP42 Expands Optical and SAR Data Offering with SI Imaging Services of Korea
Jun 10, 2021 (SPX)
KOMPSAT imagery is a valuable addition to the more than 50 geospatial data sets now available on the UP42 marketplace, including satellite imagery from five int...
NASA Collaboration Using Harvard Technology Could Advance Earth Science from Orbit
Jun 10, 2021 (SPX)
Measuring that polarization lets scientists extrapolate what is in the atmosphere, and the next generation of polarimeters for the job could benefit from a new ...
Hyperspectral Infrared Radiance data improves local severe storm forecasts using Hybrid OSSE method
Jun 06, 2021 (SPX)
Furthering growth of atmospheric science within the last 20 years, satellite-based infrared (IR) sounders onboard low Earth orbiting (LEO) satellites have provi...
World's largest Earth observation conference will come to Bonn in 2022
Jun 02, 2021 (SPX)
The German Space Agency at DLR, which coordinates Germany's participation in ESA on behalf of the Federal Government, is based there, as are various UN secretar...
Satellites show how Earth's water cycle is ramping up as climate warms
May 28, 2021 (JPL)
By gauging the mass change of water between the oceans and the continents, the researchers determined that evapotranspiration's rate of increase is up to two ti...
NASA rocket mission studying escaping radio waves
May 27, 2021 (SPX)
Launching from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, a Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket will carry the Vlf trans-Ionospheric Propagation Experimen...
Lynred's NGP infrared detector to fly on Copernicus CO2M satellite mission
May 27, 2021 (SPX)
Thales Alenia Space - contracted by OHB System, the prime contractor of the CO2M (Carbon Dioxide Monitoring) project - will integrate Lynred's NGP SWIR detector...
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