Image: Planet of clouds
From the vantage point of space, astronaut Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency reminds us of the the beauty and wonder of our planet.
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Launch of wind tracking satellite delayed—by adverse winds
The launch of a European satellite that will be the first to directly measure wind speeds around the world has been delayed—because of bad weather.
First satellite to measure global winds set for launch
A satellite designed to measure Earth's global wind patterns is set to be hoisted into orbit Tuesday from the Arianespace launch site in French Guiana.
Scientists deploy damage assessment tool in Laos relief efforts
The July 23 failure of the Xepian-Xe Nam Noy hydropower dam unleashed more than 130 billion gallons of water on rural villages in southern Laos, in Southeast Asia, devastating thousands of houses and businesses and displacing ...
Lockheed Martin gives first look into where astronauts may live on missions to deep space
A massive cylindrical habitat may one day house up to four astronauts as they make the trek to deep space.
Time saving tooling rods used on NASA's Webb Telescope sunshield
Folding and refolding bed sheets to ensure they are squared can take a lot of time. It's the same with unfurling and folding up NASA's massive James Webb Space Telescope sunshield during testing. However, engineers found ...
New satellite map shows ground deformation after Indonesian quake
Scientists with NASA/Caltech's Advanced Rapid Imaging and Analysis project (ARIA) used new satellite data to produce a map of ground deformation on the resort island of Lombok, Indonesia, following a deadly 6.9-magnitude ...
Portugal steps up battle against spreading Algarve wildfire
Wildfires scorched a path towards more villages in Portugal's southern Algarve region Wednesday as a reprieve from the country's sweltering heatwave saw firefighters intensify their battle against the blaze menacing one of ...
Aboard the ISS, researchers investigate complex dust behavior in plasmas
400 kilometers above Earth, researchers examined waves in complex plasma under microgravity conditions and found that the microparticles behaved in nonuniform ways in the presence of varying electrical fields. They report ...
Recipe for a spacewalk
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen may be stationed on the ground, but his expertise was vital to the recent spacewalk of two NASA astronauts, Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold. From maintaining constant radio contact on the day, ...
