Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth's changing surface
Data from NISAR will improve our understanding of such phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides, as well as damage ...
Meteosat-11 Satellite Views Of Upside Down Earth And Moon During Post-Launch Test
A view of Antarctica & the moon can be seen in footage captured by the Meteosat-11 satellte. Credit: Simon Proud / NCEO and ...
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STS-66, ATLAS-3 Mission To Study Earth's Atmosphere
On Nov. 3, 1994, space shuttle Atlantis took to the skies on its 13th trip into space. During the 11-day mission, the STS-66 crew of Commander Donald ...
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US-India Satellite to Track Earth's Surface Changes
In addition to monitoring changes to Earth's surface, the satellite will be able to track the motion of ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice, and map changes to vegetation. The source of that remarkable ...
World's first wooden satellite, developed in Japan, heads to space
The world's first wooden satellite, built by Japanese researchers, was launched into space on Tuesday, in an early test of ...
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First satellite made of wood launched into space
Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese timber company Sumitomo Forestry, LignoStat -- the satellite is ...
Laser Precision Unlocks Secrets of Earth’s Gravity and Space Junk
Scientists are using laser-based tracking and gravity data to improve how we monitor both satellites and space debris. By blending these methods, they can now predict orbits more precisely and gather ...