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NASA’s Space Satellite is Revealing Earth’s Hidden Depths Like Never Before
For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...
A ‘Google Maps’ for Low-Earth Orbit?: Wknd interviews the founders of space-tech start-up Digantara
Their first tracker is now in orbit. They plan to use a series of these to generate live maps of satellites big and small, fragments from old vessels, and debris as small as 5 cm.
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Sky fall: MIT study predicts satellite traffic jams, collisions due to climate change
A shrinking thermosphere means less drag, which could hinder the natural removal of space debris impacting satellites, as per ...
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First satellite for detecting wildfires is now in orbit
The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...