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Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ravaged the area in March.
A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth today (May 21), passing within one-third of the Earth-moon distance.
Researchers from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a novel ...
Bridges to Prosperity is using AI to map rural communities and waterways. Its two AI programs help identify locations that ...
New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime research.
A newly discovered house-size asteroid is set to make a close, yet harmless approach to Earth on May 21, passing within ...
The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says these measurements will serve as a proxy for determining carbon storage, ...
The 1.2-tonne satellite will use an approach not dissimilar to that used in a CT scan, and analyse slices through the trees ...
The research shows how the balance between nature’s supply chain and human demand has changed around the world.
The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 could crash to Earth overnight tonight after more than 50 years in the wrong orbit.
A Japanese satellite uses L-band radar to monitor forest cover, but it is not able to penetrate beneath the canopy in the same way as Biomass. Other efforts to map every tree on Earth have used ...
The satellite will create a 3D map of tropical forests after 17 months ... “The Biomass satellite represents a major leap forward in our ability to understand Earth’s carbon cycle. By mapping the ...