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China's first civilian HD mapping satellite in service for eight years
Jan 17, 2020 (XNA)
Despite its five-year design life, it continues to collect data, the Ministry of Natural Resources said Wednesday. Since it was launched in January 2012, the sa...
Farewell to the Eu CROPIS mission
Jan 17, 2020 (SPX)
Unfortunately, the eponymous Eu:CROPIS experiment (Euglena and Combined Regenerative Organic-Food Production in Space) could not be initiated due to a software ...
Aeolus winds now in daily weather forecasts
Jan 13, 2020 (ESA)
The decision to include new measurements in weather forecasts is never taken lightly; it takes a lot of work to understand the data properly and ensure that the...
Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle
Jan 13, 2020 (SPX)
In a study recently published in Science Advances, an international team of scientists, including Sang-Heon Dan Shim and Thomas Sharp of Arizona State Universit...
Evolving landscape added fuel to Gobi Desert's high-speed winds
Jan 13, 2020 (SPX)
"It's an odd-looking environment because it's covered by these dark-colored gravels," explained lead author Jordan Abell. "It's really hot, and can be extremely...
Landsat 9: The Pieces Come Together
Jan 10, 2020 (SPX)
The Landsat 9 mission continues the nearly 50-year Landsat data record, providing actionable information to resource managers and policymakers around the world....
NASA animates world path of smoke and aerosols from Australian fires
Jan 10, 2020 (SPX)
The fires in Australia are not just causing devastation locally. The unprecedented conditions that include searing heat combined with historic dryness, have led...
Climate signals detected in global weather
Jan 07, 2020 (SPX)
Until now, climate researchers have responded that climate is not the same thing as weather. Climate is what we expect in the long term, whereas weather is what...
PhD centre will nurture new leaders in Earth observation
Jan 07, 2020 (SPX)
The Centre for Satellite Data in Environmental Science (SENSE) will bring together expertise in satellite remote sensing, climate change, and advanced data scie...
UK satellites to help lead the fight against climate change
Jan 01, 2020 (SPX)
A new 5 million pound satellite data centre involving the Universities of Edinburgh and Leeds will use cutting-edge satellite technology to help combat climate ...
Scientists find iron 'snow' in Earth's core
Dec 20, 2019 (SPX)
The snow is made of tiny particles of iron - much heavier than any snowflake on Earth's surface - that fall from the molten outer core and pile on top of the in...
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for Environmental Satellite Mission
Dec 19, 2019 (SPX)
The total cost for NASA to launch GOES-T is approximately $165.7 million, which includes the launch service and other mission related costs. The GOES-T mission ...
Model offers clearer understanding of factors that influence monsoon behavior
Dec 13, 2019 (SPX)
Being able to accurately forecast monsoons, as well as predict climate changes that drive these events, is of great benefit to humanity as it can help communiti...
Capella awarded contract to integrate commercial SAR data for National Security
Dec 12, 2019 (SPX)
Capella is the first U.S. commercial SAR provider to work with the NRO to explore opportunities to integrate commercial SAR in support of the NRO's national sec...
One-third of recent global methane increase comes from tropical Africa
Dec 12, 2019 (SPX)
Now a study published in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics uses satellite data to determine that one-third of the g...
NASA eBook reveals insights of Earth seen at night from space
Dec 12, 2019 (SPX)
The images reveal how human activity and natural phenomena light up the darkness around the world, depicting the intricate structure of cities, wildfires and vo...
Chinese satellites contribute to pollution control of plateau lakes
Dec 12, 2019 (XNA)
Plateau lakes are mainly fed by rainfall so the replacement period of lake water is long, which means the lakes lack the ability for effective self-purification...
China releases first 3D images based on Earth observation satellite
Dec 11, 2019 (XNA)
The Gaofen-7, an important part of China's high-definition Earth observation project, is the country's first civil-use optical transmission three-dimensional su...
China improves space-based observation of Earth
Dec 11, 2019 (XNA)
The satellites, belonging to China's high-resolution Earth observation project (Gaofen project) initiated in 2010, have formed a stable satellite remote sensing...
Geostationary satellite an alternative to monitor land surfaces
Dec 11, 2019 (SPX)
New-generation geostationary satellites present an opportunity to observe land surfaces in a more efficient manner. Being in geostationary orbit, the Advanced H...
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