NASA Satellite Captures Stunning Snow-Covered Midwest After Polar Vortex Blast
The images, captured on January 6 by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA’s Aqua ...
NISAR’s Dual Radar Eyes: Watching Earth Like Never Before
Discover how the upcoming U.S.-India NISAR mission is set to revolutionize our understanding of Earth with its unique ...
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From brain maps to living bridges: The innovations set to reshape life in 2025
From solar energy beamed from space to live self-repairing materials, research in 2025 is promising. And we may see more ...
Video of Google Earth 'Sea Monster' Is Obvious Hoax
A video shared on social media in June 2024 claimed to depict a sea serpent monster known as the "leviathan." The clip showed ...
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Satellite Images Show Russian Air Base in Syria 'Vacated'
New satellite imagery shows a key Russian air base in Syria has likely been "vacated," according to an intelligence analyst familiar with the imagery. The analyst, who spoke to Newsweek on ...
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NASA maps Earth's ocean floors from space in stunning detail
The deepest parts of Earth’s oceans have mostly remained ... a Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellow at UCSD. Using satellite altimetry data from SWOT, scientists have created a global map of ...
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Apple Maps on the web now has Look Around
At launch, the Apple Maps web beta included basic functionality like searching for points of interest, seeing ratings, browsing area Guides, and getting directions. With Look Around, the web ...
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Northern Lights: Earth Gets ‘Direct Hit’ And A Geomagnetic Storm — What To Know
That data came when charged particles struck the sensors of NOAA’s DSCOVR satellite, which orbits Earth. It measures the solar wind’s speed and magnetic intensity, which is critical in ...
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China orbits first Guowang Internet satellites, with thousands more to come
like a satellite re-entering, but that is not a routine, standardized way of communication." Whiting said he's not worried about the safety of so many megaconstellations coexisting in low-Earth ...
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SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite in 'rapid response' demo for US Space Force (video)
SpaceX holds a contract to launch three of these GPS-3 satellites for the U.S. military and had already sent one of them aloft, in January 2023. The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth about ...
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Citizen scientists help map geomagnetic superstorm's ionospheric impact
More is going on than the familiar visible light shows during these events, though: When aurora appear, the Earth's ionosphere ... of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System, including systems ...
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Earth from space: Antarctica's 'Deception Island' is one of the only places on Earth where you can sail into an active volcano
This striking satellite photo shows off the unique shape ... according to NASA's Earth Observatory. The island is still volcanically active and has hosted at least 20 small eruptions since the ...