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NASA Earth System Observatory to help address, mitigate climate change
May 25, 2021 (SPX)
"I've seen firsthand the impact of hurricanes made more intense and destructive by climate change, like Maria and Irma. The Biden-Harris Administration's respon...
Oceanographic research satellite launched
May 21, 2021 (XNA)
It said in a statement that the satellite will be tasked with working with its two predecessors-HY-2B and HY-2C-to form a space-based network monitoring the mar...
First detailed images from the Pleiades Neo 3 satellite
May 21, 2021 (SPX)
The Pleiades Neo 3 images, covering a variety of global locations and featuring diverse acquisition angles, provide an impressive level of detail. In one it is ...
Join ESA, NASA and JAXA for the Earth Observation COVID-19 hackathon
May 21, 2021 (ESA)
Earth observation data have proven crucial in documenting changes in the environment owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, ESA, NASA and ...
The curious incident of Swarm and sprites in the night-time
May 19, 2021 (ESA)
The likelihood of this happening might seem pretty remote, but, remarkably, an observer for the Czech Institute of Atmospheric Physics who is also an avid 'ligh...
Ozone-depleting chemicals may spend less time in the atmosphere than previously thought
May 19, 2021 (SPX)
The new results, published in Nature Communications, imply that new, illegal production of CFCs has likely occurred in recent years. Specifically, the analysis ...
Monitoring coastal changes in Greece
May 19, 2021 (ESA)
For decades, coastal areas have been subject to intense urbanisation and population growth. These areas are some of the most dynamic on Earth and, unfortunately...
China launches latest marine research satellite
May 19, 2021 (XNA)
The administration said in a statement that the satellite, which lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, is...
CATALYST Develops Automated Workflow for South African National Space Agency
May 17, 2021 (SPX)
CATALYST's ARD workflow automatically converts optical satellite imagery into ARD measurements by performing a series of image preprocessing operations. The out...
LatConnect 60 partners with SSTL in first UK-Australia 'Space Bridge' industry partnership
May 13, 2021 (SPX)
Under the partnership, Perth-based LatConnect 60 will provide high resolution optical data from the SSTL S1-4 Earth observation satellite, significantly bolster...
New Satellite Data Learning Tool Brings EO To The Next Generation
May 11, 2021 (SPX)
Earth Blox aims to help inspire the UK's next generation of climate specialists and digital pioneers by giving them instant access to over 20 petabytes of globa...
Nearly a fifth of Earth's surface transformed since 1960
May 11, 2021 (AFP)
If you count all such transitions since 1960, it adds up to about 43 million square kilometres (16.5 square miles), four times more than previous estimates, acc...
Basic structure for new generation of weather satellites
May 07, 2021 (SPX)
The basic structure of the second flight model was assembled in RUAG Space's clean rooms in Zurich and is now being delivered to customers by special 31-metre t...
International cutting-edge SWOT satellite to survey the world's water
May 07, 2021 (JPL)
The data will help to monitor changes in floodplains and wetlands, measure how much fresh water flows into and out of Earth's lakes and rivers and back to the o...
BlackSky demonstrates growth and scalability with planned launch of additional satellites
May 07, 2021 (SPX)
"BlackSky is expanding and scaling through a regular cadence of launches so we can consistently increase capacity to deliver first-to-know insights for our cust...
NASA Marshall team on Earth enables science success in orbit
May 05, 2021 (SPX)
Recently a group of seven astronauts and cosmonauts completed the largest long-duration crew mission in the space station's history, and NASA astronaut Kate Rub...
NanoAvionics adds satellite twin to Aurora Insight global wireless spectrum mission
May 04, 2021 (SPX)
"Bravo" was sent into low Earth orbit (LEO) on 28 April onboard an Arianespace Vega rocket by Italian rocket maker Avio. It followed the launch of its twin sate...
China's Fengyun weather data freely available for EO applications
Apr 30, 2021 (SPX)
While FY satellites primarily focus on the atmosphere, they are capable of observing complex variables within the Earth-atmosphere system. Since the initial FY ...
Spotting cows from space
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
"There were about 10 undergrads involved in the project, spotting cows from space - not your typical student research and always amusing to see in the lab," McC...
Climate Has Shifted The Axis Of The Earth
Apr 22, 2021 (SPX)
The locations of the North and South poles aren't static, unchanging spots on our planet. The axis Earth spins around-or more specifically the surface that invi...
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