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SpaceX gives rival’s internet satellites ride to orbit

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SpaceX gives rival’s internet satellites ride to orbit

Phys.org December 9, 2022

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a payload of 40 satellites for OneWeb broadband communications, lifts off...

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Ground telescopes can adapt to satellite megaconstellations if they get accurate telemetry data

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Ground telescopes can adapt to satellite megaconstellations if they get accurate telemetry data

Phys.org December 6, 2022

An image of the NGC 5353/4 galaxy group made with a telescope at Lowell Observatory in Arizona,...

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Boosted by government programs, cover cropping is increasing across the US Midwest

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Boosted by government programs, cover cropping is increasing across the US Midwest

Phys.org December 5, 2022

Conceptual framework for quantifying cover crop adoption in the U.S. Midwest using multi-source satellite fusion data from...

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Forest resilience linked with higher mortality risk in western U.S., study finds

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Forest resilience linked with higher mortality risk in western U.S., study finds

Phys.org December 5, 2022

Comparison of remotely sensed forest resilience and mortality data over decades, revealing higher resilience associated with higher...

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Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California

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Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California

Phys.org December 2, 2022

Redwood forests like this one in California can store large amounts of carbon, but not if they’re...

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With a small network of satellites around Mars, rovers could navigate autonomously

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• Satellites

With a small network of satellites around Mars, rovers could navigate autonomously

Phys.org December 1, 2022

An artist’s concept for a smallsat constellation around Mars for polar exploration. Credit: Serena Molli When it...

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BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers

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BlueWalker 3, an enormous and bright communications satellite, is genuinely alarming astronomers

Phys.org December 1, 2022

Trail from BlueWalker 3 above Kitt Peak telescope in Arizona. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/IAU/SKAO/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks The night sky is...

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NASA cancels greenhouse gas monitoring satellite due to cost

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NASA cancels greenhouse gas monitoring satellite due to cost

Phys.org November 30, 2022

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain NASA is canceling a planned satellite that was going to intensely monitor greenhouse...

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Landslide risk remains long after an earthquake, according to satellite imagery study

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Landslide risk remains long after an earthquake, according to satellite imagery study

Phys.org November 30, 2022

Seismotectonic background of the study area and velocity fields along the radar Line of Sight (LOS) direction...

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Two new young open clusters discovered

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Two new young open clusters discovered

Phys.org November 30, 2022

Some likely members of the HC primordial group. Credit: Casado et al, 2022 By analyzing the data...

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