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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At least 156 people in Bangladesh were killed during the past week by landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall. NASA calculated the amount of rain that has fallen using data from satellites.
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2017
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The University of Western Australia's Zadko Telescope has captured the explosive birth of a black hole 12 billion light years away that took place before the Earth and sun existed.
Astronomy
Feb 28, 2017
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NASA has selected a first-of-its-kind Earth science mission that will extend our nation's lead in measuring key greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space to advance our understanding of Earth's natural exchanges of ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2016
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The Tasmanian Fire Service reported that a vegetation fire near Thunder and Lightning Bay, Cape Barren Island, Australia, started on Dec. 4, 2016, and was still blazing on Dec. 6. Smoke from the fire was seen from space by ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 7, 2016
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Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet.
Space Exploration
Nov 8, 2016
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NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Depression Aere as it was dissipating in the South China Sea.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2016
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Accredited education institutions, nonprofit organizations and NASA centers can join the adventure and challenges of space while helping the agency achieve its exploration goals through the next round of the agency's CubeSat ...
Space Exploration
Aug 5, 2016
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