NASA's satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions, and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite overpass. Together, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2018
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NASA found heavy rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Berguitta as it closed in on Mauritius and Reunion Islands.
Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2018
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This artist's rendering shows the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li, where a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart.
Space Exploration
Nov 27, 2017
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NASA on Saturday launched a next-generation satellite into space designed to monitor weather around the world and help improve forecasts.
Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2017
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Small satellites provide a cheap, responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As demand grows, engineers must adapt these "nanosatellites" to provide greater data returns. NASA, in collaboration with educational ...
Space Exploration
Sep 19, 2017
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NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites on Friday, a vital link to astronauts in orbit as well as the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2017
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NASA's GPM, Aqua and Suomi NPP satellites provided three different views of the now fizzled and former Hurricane Franklin.
Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2017
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NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of orbiting satellites, help track ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2017
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NASA has released satellite images that show North Carolina's newly formed Shelly Island was born in November.
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2017
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NASA's newest, slickest communications satellite has been damaged, just three weeks before its planned August launch.
Space Exploration
Jul 17, 2017
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