By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — India is one of the world’s top spacefaring nations. It is the first Asian country to reach Mars orbit, and the fourth on the planet to take a spacecraft to the moon, landing closer to the south pole, known for its cratered terrain, than anyone else has. But its
Low Earth Orbit satellite communication takes center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! Mike McLernon from MathWorks joins me to chat all about the advantages of Low Earth Orbit satellites versus traditional Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellites, the challenges of this kind of satellite technology, and the tools and practices that engineers can use … Read More → "Space According to LEO: How Low Earth Orbit Satellite Technology Is Opening Up New Space Applications"
We are all very familiar with the concept of the Earth's magnetic field. It turns out that most objects in space have magnetic fields but it's quite tricky to measure them. Astronomers have developed an ingenious way to measure the magnetic field of the Milky Way using polarized light from interstellar dust grains that align themselves to the magnetic field lines. A new survey has begun this mapping process and has mapped an area that covers the equivalent of 15 times the full moon.
NASA Earth’s Landsat 8 satellite recently captured the golden rapeseed fields in southern Romania, in the area where the Olt River meets the Danube. Green agricultural fields in southern Romania became tinged with yellow as rows upon rows of what appear to be rapeseed or canola plants bloomed. The OLI (Operational Land Imager) on the […]
Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring dataOil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.Energy companies operating in countries such as the US, UK, Germany and Norway appear to have installed technology that could stop researchers from identifying methane, carbon dioxide emissions and pollutants at...
Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a new framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data—which is often scarce in developing countries, especially those facing heightened food insecurity and climate risk.
Organizers said they hold special, outdoor events every month.
London-based Blue Skies Space has raised £2m in a funding round to support the launch of its new data analytics satellite. The company specialises in gathering scientific data through space technology. Blue Skies Space is currently working towards the launch of Mauve a satellite equipped with sensors to measure ultraviolet wavelength in stars. Monitoring this activity […]
NASA's X-ray satellite sheds light on an enigmatic cosmic phenomenon known as odd radio circles (ORCs).
Increased congestion in both LEO and, somewhat surprisingly GEO, is a factor in rising space insurance premiums, said Melissa Quinn, managing director of California-based startup Slingshot’s UK arm.
If a tree falls in the forest—whether or not anyone registers the sound—one thing is for sure: there are lots of fungi around. Within a forest's soil, hundreds of species decompose debris, mobilize nutrients from that decay, and deliver those nutrients to tree roots and soil. These fungi help shape a forest's ecology. They store carbon and cycle key nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.
For well over a decade, leadership at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has been talking about establishing satellite museum galleries far from the mother ship on Wilshire Boulevard. In recognition of the simple geographic realities of the region’s distinctive horizontal expanse, the practical logic is: If people can’t easily get to the art, installed at a complex standing midway between Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration downtown and the Santa Monica Pier at the beach, get the art out to...