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Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US users
Feb 11, 2025 (AFP)
The tech giant wrote in a blog post that users outside the United States will continue to see both the original and new name for the Gulf of Mexico, as is the c...
Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space
Feb 10, 2025 (SPX)
An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and environmental engineering Professor Erin Hestir demonstrated that ...
SFL Missions Inc. Secures CSA Contract for HAWC Satellite Concept Study
Feb 10, 2025 (SPX)
"The HAWC mission will collect atmospheric data that will support extreme weather prediction, climate modeling, and air quality forecasting," stated Michael Hen...
ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
"Integrating the ATLAS ground stations in Mingenew and Awarua not only optimizes our network for reduced latency but adds capacity and redundancy to our operati...
Finland and ESA join forces to establish groundbreaking Earth observation supersite
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
Developed as a shared initiative, this facility will bolster ESA's mission to deliver precise satellite data over high latitudes while fostering opportunities f...
Study identifies leading continuous methane emitters worldwide
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
Researchers assessed hundreds of possible methane sources by interpreting data obtained from satellites. They employed measurements from the Copernicus Sentinel...
Rocket Lab and iQPS finalize arrangement for four Electron missions
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
Under the terms finalized in July 2024, the first three dedicated flights are set for 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, with a fourth planne...
SpaceX launches Maxar 3 mission, high-resolution commercial satellites
Feb 04, 2025 (UPI)
The Maxar 3 mission, which carried both WorldView Legion satellites into mid-inclination Earth orbit, lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at about 6:13 p.m. EST....
Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
Zohar is placed and managed in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) by DPhi Space. Its instruments capture data about coronal mass ejections, solar flares, and other phenomena...
Trump taps 'Sharpiegate' meteorologist to lead top science agency
Feb 04, 2025 (AFP)
Neil Jacobs, who previously helmed the renowned science agency from 2018 to 2021, was officially censured for his role in the infamous "Sharpiegate" scandal -- ...
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Feb 03, 2025 (SPX)
As part of this partnership, GHGSAT's high-resolution methane tracking capabilities will be integrated with data from the TROPOMI instrument aboard the Copernic...
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
Jan 31, 2025 (SPX)
This new service will be hosted on the Destination Core Service Platform (DESP), managed by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the Destination Earth initiati...
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
Jan 31, 2025 (AFP)
Punxsutawney Phil, made famous by the 1993 film "Groundhog Day," attracts thousands of onlookers every February 2 to the Pennsylvania town that he takes his nam...
Planet Partners with European Space Agency to Contribute to Copernicus Mission
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
As part of the deal, Planet will provide near-daily imagery from its PlanetScope satellites and high-resolution data from SkySat. These data sets will complemen...
EagleView Unveils Advanced Property Data Ecosystem
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
The ecosystem is further strengthened through key partnerships with analytical service providers, enhancing the depth and breadth of available data. Customers c...
Earth AI Closes $20M Series B Round for AI Driven Mineral Exploration
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
Founded in 2017, Earth AI has revolutionized the mining industry with its AI-powered Mineral Targeting Platform (MTP), which identifies mineral resources in unt...
The pioneering science linking climate to weather disasters
Jan 29, 2025 (AFP)
That question was once difficult question to answer. But thanks to the pioneering field of attribution science, experts can quickly examine the possible influen...
Smouldering woody debris drives air pollution in the Amazon
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
The research addresses uncertainties in fire emission inventories by combining advanced Earth observation methods with innovative modeling techniques. Using sat...
Aerospace Corp and Google collaborate to enhance space weather forecasting with AI
Jan 29, 2025 (SPX)
Space weather events, including solar flares and geomagnetic storms, pose serious risks to critical infrastructure such as telecommunication systems and interne...
UAE's earth observation satellite MBZ-SAT on oribit
Jan 26, 2025 (SPX)
MBZ-SAT is equipped with an array of capabilities that allow it to capture images across a broad spectrum, effectively doubling the satellite's image acquisitio...
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