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Temperature maps from space would 'boost crop production':
The EU plans to add to its Sentinel Earth observation satellites
Scientists are developing a satellite system to record the temperatures of individual fields of crops.
The aim is to survey land temperatures to estimate water-use by plants and to show how they transfer that water back to the atmosphere.
The data will also help monitor how much water is available to grow crops and how they are responding to drought.
The new system is being considered for inclusion in the EU's Earth observation programme, Copernicus.
It would be an addition to the Union's ever-growing number of satellites it calls the Sentinels
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48527188
Temperature maps from space would 'boost crop production':
The EU plans to add to its Sentinel Earth observation satellites
Scientists are developing a satellite system to record the temperatures of individual fields of crops.
The aim is to survey land temperatures to estimate water-use by plants and to show how they transfer that water back to the atmosphere.
The data will also help monitor how much water is available to grow crops and how they are responding to drought.
The new system is being considered for inclusion in the EU's Earth observation programme, Copernicus.
It would be an addition to the Union's ever-growing number of satellites it calls the Sentinels
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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48527188
BBC News
Temperature maps from space would 'boost crop production'
A proposed European Union satellite mission could have major benefits for agriculture.
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European Space Agency
RACE double CubeSat mission
Released
These twin briefcase-sized nanosatellites will manoeuvre around each other, before performing an automated docking in orbit.
The RACE, Rendezvous Autonomous CubeSats Experiment, is ESA’s latest in-orbit demonstration CubeSat mission, presented at this week’s CubeSat Industry Days, taking place at ESA’s technical heart ...
More:
http://m.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/06/RACE_double_CubeSat_mission
European Space Agency
RACE double CubeSat mission
Released
These twin briefcase-sized nanosatellites will manoeuvre around each other, before performing an automated docking in orbit.
The RACE, Rendezvous Autonomous CubeSats Experiment, is ESA’s latest in-orbit demonstration CubeSat mission, presented at this week’s CubeSat Industry Days, taking place at ESA’s technical heart ...
More:
http://m.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/06/RACE_double_CubeSat_mission
European Space Agency
RACE double CubeSat mission
These twin briefcase-sized nanosatellites will manoeuvre around each other, before performing an automated docking in orbit.The RACE, Rendezvous Autonomous CubeSats Experiment, is ESA’s latest in-orbit demonstration CubeSat mission, presented at this week’s…
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European Space Agency
Mapping our global human footprint
ESA’s Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform (U-TEP) and its new WSF-2015 dataset helps do just that. This product has been generated with support of the U-TEP by exploiting the methodology developed in the framework of the ESA SAR for urbanisation monitoring (SAR4URBAN) project lead by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
... The global map, with its high spatial resolution, is based on a multi-temporal analysis of over 700,000 Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar and Landsat-8 multispectral satellite images, collected during 2014—15 ...
More:
http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Mapping_our_global_human_footprint
European Space Agency
Mapping our global human footprint
ESA’s Urban Thematic Exploitation Platform (U-TEP) and its new WSF-2015 dataset helps do just that. This product has been generated with support of the U-TEP by exploiting the methodology developed in the framework of the ESA SAR for urbanisation monitoring (SAR4URBAN) project lead by the German Aerospace Center (DLR).
... The global map, with its high spatial resolution, is based on a multi-temporal analysis of over 700,000 Copernicus Sentinel-1 radar and Landsat-8 multispectral satellite images, collected during 2014—15 ...
More:
http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Mapping_our_global_human_footprint
European Space Agency
Mapping our global human footprint
The number of people flocking to cities in search of employment and better prospects is growing at an unprecedented rate. By 2050, the global population is estimated to reach nine billion, 70% of which will be living in urban areas. The World Settlement Footprint…
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ESA’s new mission to intercept a comet
‘Comet Interceptor’ has been selected as ESA’s new fast-class mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme. Comprising three spacecraft, it will be the first to visit a truly pristine comet or other interstellar object that is only just starting its journey into the inner Solar System ...
http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_s_new_mission_to_intercept_a_comet
ESA’s new mission to intercept a comet
‘Comet Interceptor’ has been selected as ESA’s new fast-class mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme. Comprising three spacecraft, it will be the first to visit a truly pristine comet or other interstellar object that is only just starting its journey into the inner Solar System ...
http://m.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/ESA_s_new_mission_to_intercept_a_comet
Article:
What Is an Atomic Clock?
NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock could be the most stable atomic clock ever flown in space. But what does that mean, and what do clocks have to do with space navigation?
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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7430
What Is an Atomic Clock?
NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock could be the most stable atomic clock ever flown in space. But what does that mean, and what do clocks have to do with space navigation?
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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7430
NASA/JPL
What Is an Atomic Clock?
NASA's Deep Space Atomic Clock could be the most stable atomic clock ever flown in space. But what does that mean, and what do clocks have to do with space navigation?
Video:
European Space Agency
Hera: Our planetary defence mission 🛰
Hera will show us things we've never seen before. Astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May tells the story of our mission that would be humanity's first-ever spacecraft to visit a double asteroid ...
https://www.instagram.com/tv/BzIaDrYgPVG/
European Space Agency
Hera: Our planetary defence mission 🛰
Hera will show us things we've never seen before. Astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May tells the story of our mission that would be humanity's first-ever spacecraft to visit a double asteroid ...
https://www.instagram.com/tv/BzIaDrYgPVG/
Instagram
ESA on Instagram: “Hera will show us things we've never seen before. Astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May tells the story…
585 Likes, 3 Comments - ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Instagram: “Hera will show us things we've never seen before. Astrophysicist and Queen guitarist Brian May…”
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europeanspaceagency
Martian weather report – it's dusty 🔴
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Our Mars Express has been keeping an eye on local and regional dust storms brewing at the north pole of the Red Planet over the last month, watching as they disperse towards the equator.
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Local and regional storms lasting for a few days or weeks and confined to a small area are common place on Mars, but at their most severe can engulf the entire planet, as experienced last year in a global storm that circled the planet for many months.
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It is currently spring in the northern hemisphere of Mars, and water-ice clouds and small dust-lifting events are frequently observed along the edge of the seasonally retreating ice cap ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgE_HrIEED/
europeanspaceagency
Martian weather report – it's dusty 🔴
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Our Mars Express has been keeping an eye on local and regional dust storms brewing at the north pole of the Red Planet over the last month, watching as they disperse towards the equator.
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Local and regional storms lasting for a few days or weeks and confined to a small area are common place on Mars, but at their most severe can engulf the entire planet, as experienced last year in a global storm that circled the planet for many months.
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It is currently spring in the northern hemisphere of Mars, and water-ice clouds and small dust-lifting events are frequently observed along the edge of the seasonally retreating ice cap ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BzgE_HrIEED/
Instagram
ESA
Martian weather report – it's dusty 🔴 ⠀⠀⠀ Our Mars Express has been keeping an eye on local and regional dust storms brewing at the north pole of the Red Planet over the last month, watching as they disperse towards the equator. ⠀⠀⠀ Local and regional storms…
Article:
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
https://room.eu.com/article/the-use-of-3d-printing-for-space-applications
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications
https://room.eu.com/article/the-use-of-3d-printing-for-space-applications
Room, The Space Journal
The Use of 3D Printing for Space Applications - Room: The Space Journal
Often described as the ‘third industrial revolution’ and compared to the Internet with respect to its disruptive impact on our day-to-day life, 3D printing experienced an impressive worldwide compound annual growth rate between 20
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Russia Launches Spektr-RG, a New X-Ray Observatory, into Space
A Russian and European all-sky-survey satellite is safely in space following a successful launch on a Proton rocket in Saturday (July 13) ...
https://www.space.com/russia-launches-x-ray-space-observatory-spektr-rg.html
Russia Launches Spektr-RG, a New X-Ray Observatory, into Space
A Russian and European all-sky-survey satellite is safely in space following a successful launch on a Proton rocket in Saturday (July 13) ...
https://www.space.com/russia-launches-x-ray-space-observatory-spektr-rg.html
Space.com
Russia Launches Spektr-RG, a New X-Ray Observatory, into Space
A Russian and European all-sky-survey satellite is safely in space following a successful launch on a Proton rocket in Saturday (July 13).
Viewing Venus from the Space Station
From: @nasaearth (Instagram)
From: @nasaearth (Instagram)
Article:
Space Archaeology Is a Thing. And It Involves Lasers and Spy Satellites
High-orbiting satellites offer clues about what lies buried underground ...
https://www.livescience.com/65924-space-archaeology-highlights.html
Space Archaeology Is a Thing. And It Involves Lasers and Spy Satellites
High-orbiting satellites offer clues about what lies buried underground ...
https://www.livescience.com/65924-space-archaeology-highlights.html
Live Science
Space Archaeology Is a Thing. And It Involves Lasers and Spy Satellites
From lofty heights, sensitive instruments can reveal details that are invisible to archaeologists on the surface of a site, marking the positions of walls or even entire cities that have been buried for millennia.
Updates:
Takes a look at what we can expect to see in the next five years of Moon exploration with Sky & Telescope's infographic from the July 2019 issue ...
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/infographic-back-to-the-moon/
Takes a look at what we can expect to see in the next five years of Moon exploration with Sky & Telescope's infographic from the July 2019 issue ...
https://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/infographic-back-to-the-moon/
Sky & Telescope
Infographic: (Back) To the Moon
What can we expect in the next five years of Moon exploration? Take a look at this infographic from Sky & Telescope's July 2019 issue.
Article:
The World without the Moon
What if our natural satellite didn’t exist?
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/the-world-without-the-moon/
The World without the Moon
What if our natural satellite didn’t exist?
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/life-unbounded/the-world-without-the-moon/
Scientific American Blog Network
The World without the Moon
What if our natural satellite didn’t exist?
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LightSail 2 Deploys Solar Sail to Surf the Sun's Rays
The spacecraft is set to harness the power of sunlight alone to alter its orbit around Earth
LightSail 2 is the passion project of The Planetary Society, and the space advocacy organization wants to demonstrate that solar surfing is a viable propulsion technique for spacecraft ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/solar-sailing-success-planetary-society-deploys-lightsail-2/
Also:
https://www.space.com/lightsail-2-solar-sail-deployment-success.html
LightSail 2 Deploys Solar Sail to Surf the Sun's Rays
The spacecraft is set to harness the power of sunlight alone to alter its orbit around Earth
LightSail 2 is the passion project of The Planetary Society, and the space advocacy organization wants to demonstrate that solar surfing is a viable propulsion technique for spacecraft ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/solar-sailing-success-planetary-society-deploys-lightsail-2/
Also:
https://www.space.com/lightsail-2-solar-sail-deployment-success.html
Scientific American
Solar Sailing Success: Planetary Society Deploys LightSail 2
The spacecraft is set to harness the power of sunlight alone to alter its orbit around Earth
Updates:
So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space
Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal (by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
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https://www.livescience.com/66022-wildfires-burning-arctic.html
So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space
Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from NASA's Earth Observatory reveal (by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS/LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
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https://www.livescience.com/66022-wildfires-burning-arctic.html
livescience.com
So Much of the Arctic Is on Fire, You Can See It From Space
Burning peat soils in the Arctic can blaze for days to months, releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide.
Updates:
A New Book Examines the Relationship between Math and Physics
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-book-examines-the-relationship-between-math-and-physics/
A New Book Examines the Relationship between Math and Physics
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-book-examines-the-relationship-between-math-and-physics/
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Milky Way galaxy is warped and twisted, not flat
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is "warped and twisted" and not flat as previously thought, new research shows.
Analysis of the brightest stars in the galaxy shows that they do not lie on a flat plane as shown in academic texts and popular science books ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49182184
Milky Way galaxy is warped and twisted, not flat
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is "warped and twisted" and not flat as previously thought, new research shows.
Analysis of the brightest stars in the galaxy shows that they do not lie on a flat plane as shown in academic texts and popular science books ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49182184
BBC News
Milky Way galaxy is warped and twisted, not flat
New research shows our galaxy, the Milky Way, is twisted and warped - not flat as previously thought.
Updates:
One Search to (Almost) Rule Them All: Hundreds of Hidden Planets Found in Kepler Data
Improved data analysis could substantially increase the total known planets from NASA’s K2 mission, revealing fascinating new worlds and intriguing planetary patterns ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-search-to-almost-rule-them-all-hundreds-of-hidden-planets-found-in-kepler-data/
One Search to (Almost) Rule Them All: Hundreds of Hidden Planets Found in Kepler Data
Improved data analysis could substantially increase the total known planets from NASA’s K2 mission, revealing fascinating new worlds and intriguing planetary patterns ...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-search-to-almost-rule-them-all-hundreds-of-hidden-planets-found-in-kepler-data/
Scientific American
One Search to (Almost) Rule Them All: Hundreds of Hidden Planets Found in Kepler Data
Improved data analysis could substantially increase the total known planets from NASA’s K2 mission, revealing fascinating new worlds and intriguing planetary patterns
Updates (Video):
Kourou, French Guiana, at Europe’s spaceport the EDRS-C satellite is being prepared for launch. Soon this second node of the European Data Relay system will join the EDRS-A node already in orbit, as the first dedicated EDRS satellite. EDRS has been designed to enable fast and reliable optical data transfer from low earth orbiting satellites to the ground. To achieve this the EDRS system uses state-of-the art laser link communication terminals and in combination with the longer data transmission offered EDRS, much more data can be transferred to the ground in Quasi Real Time, thus creating a real SpaceDataHighway
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B0vOmSKAb25/
Kourou, French Guiana, at Europe’s spaceport the EDRS-C satellite is being prepared for launch. Soon this second node of the European Data Relay system will join the EDRS-A node already in orbit, as the first dedicated EDRS satellite. EDRS has been designed to enable fast and reliable optical data transfer from low earth orbiting satellites to the ground. To achieve this the EDRS system uses state-of-the art laser link communication terminals and in combination with the longer data transmission offered EDRS, much more data can be transferred to the ground in Quasi Real Time, thus creating a real SpaceDataHighway
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B0vOmSKAb25/
Instagram
ESA on Instagram: “Kourou, French Guiana, at Europe’s spaceport the EDRS-C satellite is being prepared for launch. Soon this second…
13.5k Likes, 36 Comments - ESA (@europeanspaceagency) on Instagram: “Kourou, French Guiana, at Europe’s spaceport the EDRS-C satellite is being prepared for launch.…”