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Research team prepares ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite for liftoff

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Research team prepares ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite for liftoff

Phys.org June 18, 2024

As its name suggests, the Arctic Weather Satellite mission is designed to show how a potential polar-orbiting...

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Study reveals shifting landscape and driving forces in China’s forest-grassland transition zone

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Study reveals shifting landscape and driving forces in China’s forest-grassland transition zone

Phys.org June 15, 2024

The spatial distribution of the FGE in 31 years (a), and spatial distribution of the frequency of...

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Green light for Galileo second-generation satellite design

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Green light for Galileo second-generation satellite design

Phys.org June 13, 2024

Two independent Satellite Critical Design Review boards have confirmed that the Galileo Second Generation satellite designs of Thales...

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Satellite ‘megaconstellations’ may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole

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Satellite ‘megaconstellations’ may jeopardize recovery of ozone hole

Phys.org June 13, 2024

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Satellite data reveal anomalies up to 19 days before 2023 Turkey earthquake

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Satellite data reveal anomalies up to 19 days before 2023 Turkey earthquake

Phys.org June 13, 2024

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NOAA’s hurricane hunting GOES-U satellite nears SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

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NOAA’s hurricane hunting GOES-U satellite nears SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

Phys.org June 11, 2024

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hurricanes Michael, Dorian, Ian, Nicole and Idalia have all been stared down by...

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Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

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Maine company plans to launch small satellites starting in 2025

Phys.org June 6, 2024

BluShift Aerospace prepares a test launch, Jan. 31, 2021, at the former Loring Air Force Base in...

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Fighting fires from space in record time: How AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires

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Fighting fires from space in record time: How AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires

Phys.org June 6, 2024

Simulation of the onboard smoke detection process using AI, detailing the steps of tiling, band extraction, AI...

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See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit

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See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit

Space.com June 4, 2024

A Russian military satellite named Luch-2 was found closely approaching a geostationary satellite last month, a maneuver...

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Satellite data study shows 1.18 billion people are energy poor, finding no evidence of electricity usage from space

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Satellite data study shows 1.18 billion people are energy poor, finding no evidence of electricity usage from space

Phys.org May 31, 2024

Credit: Joule (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2024.05.001 An international team of political scientists, data scientists, economists and environmental scientists...

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