Satellites observe speed-up of Glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula
Glaciers - giant blocks of moving ice - along Antarctica’s coastline are flowing faster in the summer because of a ...
Tag: Satellites
New research models concept for data transport using train of satellites
Although the Pony Express lasted only a short time in the mid-1800s before being outperformed by the transcontinental telegraph, it ...
Improving the performance of satellites in low Earth orbit
A database updated in 2022 reported around 4,852 active satellites orbiting the earth. These satellites serve many different purposes in ...
Simulations reproduce complex fluctuations in soft X-ray signal detected by satellites
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used numerical methods to model the variations observed in soft X-ray ...
Satellites can be used to detect waste sites on Earth
A new computational system uses satellite data to identify sites on land where people dispose of waste, providing a new ...
Satellites cast critical eye on coastal dead zones
A dead zone in the ocean is as bad as it sounds. Being clueless about dead zones scope and path ...
Satellites capture massive drainage of proglacial lake in remote Patagonia
Only satellites were watching when the world's fourth-largest proglacial lake suddenly drained in 2020. Hokkaido University researchers now uncovered the ...
Where do high-energy particles that endanger satellites, astronauts and airplanes come from?
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a vexing problem about the weather in outer space: At unpredictable times, ...
As reflective satellites fill the skies, UArizona students are making sure astronomers can adapt
As satellites crawl across the sky, they reflect light from the sun back down to Earth, especially during the first ...
Monitoring polar ice melting by combining data from different satellites
The Antarctic region is particularly vulnerable to climate change, and studies have shown that the melting of Antarctic ice sheets ...
Researchers 3D print sensors for satellites
MIT scientists have created the first completely digitally manufactured plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These plasma sensors, also known as ...
Satellites and drones can help save pollinators
Satellites and drones can provide key information to protect pollinators, researchers say. Credit: Karen Anderson Satellites and drones can provide ...
Space-based system using GPS satellites could warn of incoming tsunamis
A new method for detecting tsunamis using existing GPS satellites orbiting Earth could serve as an effective warning system for ...
Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers, and deep learning
Permafrost — ground that has been permanently frozen for two or more years — makes up a large part of ...
Satellites and light reflections help spot costal plastic waste
Millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans every year. While stopping this flow is crucial, so is tracking down ...
Satellites reveal world’s most famous ‘mega iceberg’ released 152 billion tonnes of fresh water into ocean as it scraped past South Georgia
152 billion tonnes of fresh water – equivalent to 20 x Loch Ness or 61 million Olympic sized swimming pools, ...
Carnegie Mellon-led research team selected to develop robotics technology to service satellites, build structures in orbit
There are 6,500 satellites in orbit, but only about half of them are functional. Once a satellite breaks down or ...
Satellites reveal Ethiopian elephants under threat – Oxford study
Tens of thousands of illegal human settlements pose a real threat to the continued existence of an endangered elephant population, ...
Satellites reveal Arctic rivers are changing faster than we thought
AMHERST, Mass. — A civil and environmental engineering researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has, for the first time, ...
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Schrödinger’s cat makes better qubits
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The problems with coal ash start smaller than anyone thought
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‘Revolutionary’ research discovers new cause of cancer coming from inside us
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Taurine may be a key to longer and healthier life
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Researchers find an immune system ‘trip wire’ that detects COVID-19
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Nearly 70% of private label avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils