Ecuador launches first homemade satellite
Ecuador launched its first satellite into space from China Friday morning, in a moment broadcast live on radio and television back home.
Apr 26, 2013
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Stopping the spread of ash dieback fungus
Eye exam for a satellite
You don't just strap a satellite to a rocket, launch it, and voilà, it takes measurements. Beyond maneuvering into the right orbit, there are a series of check-out procedures to make sure the satellite performs ...
Apr 17, 2013
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NASA imagery shows wind shear hammering Cyclone Imelda
Cyclone Imelda has lost both her punch and her hurricane status as the storm moved into an area of higher wind shear and cooler waters in the Southern Indian Ocean. NASA's Aqua satellite provided an image ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Image: Fires in Nepal
Agricultural fires are set all over the world at different times to prepare the soil for the planting of new crops.
Apr 15, 2013
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Ecuador to launch first homemade satellite
Ecuador will launch its first satellite into space from China in two weeks, President Rafael Correa announced Saturday.
Apr 14, 2013
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NASA satellite imagery shows Cyclone Imelda one-sided
An upper-level low pressure system is sapping the cloud and thunderstorm development on the western side of Cyclone Victoria in the Southern Indian Ocean. New NASA satellite imagery showed that the bulk of ...
Apr 12, 2013
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Image: Fires in Central America
On April 11, 2013, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Mexico and Central America, and acquired this true-color image of dozens of fires burning ...
Apr 12, 2013
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Cyclone Imelda turned the corner on NASA satellite imagery
An area of low pressure moving toward Cyclone Imelda from the west has turned the storm to the south from its westward track, as NASA's Aqua satellite passed overhead and captured a visible and an infrared ...
Apr 11, 2013
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Image: Fires in India and Nepal
Agricultural fires are set all over the world at different times to prepare the soil for the planting of new crops.
Apr 11, 2013
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Image: Fires in Southeastern United States
Many plumes of smoke from fires burning across the southeastern United States of America can be seen here. The fires are affecting several states including Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, and Florida.
Apr 11, 2013
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Early warning signs of population collapse
The resilience of the Chilean coast after the earthquake of 2010
In February 2010, a violent earthquake struck Chile, causing a tsunami 10 m in height. Affecting millions of people, the earthquake and giant wave also transformed the appearance of the coastline: the dunes ...
Apr 05, 2013
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Eyes in sky help when catastrophe strikes
Almost unknown to the public, a constellation of satellite guardians is flying overhead, and all it takes is a phone call for them to intervene when a country is hit by a storm, earthquake, tsunami or flood.
Apr 03, 2013
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Sensitive sites: UC Research examines preservation of Southwest archaeology in time of tight budgets
When surveying in the Upper Basin of the Grand Canyon National Park in April 2011, University of Cincinnati faculty and students discovered a previously unknown 17-room subterranean pueblo that likely dates ...
Apr 02, 2013
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