For meteorologists, Florence 'is a horrific nightmare storm'
Oddly, the closer Hurricane Florence gets to land, the murkier its future gets.
Environment
Sep 13, 2018
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Nice sunny days can grow into heat waves and wildfires—summer weather is stalling
Stalling summer weather like that right now in the Northern hemisphere can turn into "extreme extremes," from heat to drought, from rain to flood.
Environment
Aug 20, 2018
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Scotland chosen as site for first British space port
The UK Space agency said Sunday that it had chosen a peninsula on Scotland's north coast as the site of the country's first space port.
Space Exploration
Jul 16, 2018
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Engineers patent high-speed flash memory system for use on satellites
Engineers from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have patented a flash memory storage system that allows satellites to collect and store vast amounts of data for later transmission to ground stations.
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2018
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SpaceX beams cool video of Tesla in space
What a fine view of Mother Earth and what a smooth ride.
Space Exploration
Feb 7, 2018
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Russia restores contact with Angolan satellite
Russian specialists on Friday said they have restored communication with Angosat-1, the first national satellite it launched for Angola, days after they lost contact with it.
Space Exploration
Dec 29, 2017
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Hot, sunny days could slow 5G networks, but research offers solutions
Hot, sunny weather could degrade future fifth-generation or "5G" cellular transmissions by more than 15%—which could mean more dropped calls in places like Florida and the Middle East—but an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical ...
Telecom
Nov 30, 2017
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Sentinel-1 sees through hurricanes
This year's Atlantic hurricane season has been a harsh reminder of the grief and devastation brought by these vast storms. Imaging the top of hurricanes from space is nothing new, but the Sentinel-1 satellites can see right ...
Space Exploration
Oct 25, 2017
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Researchers discover how wildfires create their own weather
Scientists working close to the line of wildfires are obtaining a new understanding of the fires' smoke plumes. The results are providing real-time information, such as vertical wind profiles, to firefighters battling blazes.
Earth Sciences
Jul 20, 2017
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Curiosity captures gravity wave shaped clouds on Mars
This week, from March 20th to 24th, the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference will be taking place in The Woodlands, Texas. Every year, this conference brings together international specialists in the fields of geology, ...
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2017
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