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Planet Labs Prepares to Launch Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satellite
Jun 07, 2024 (SPX)
After on-orbit commissioning, Tanager-1 will provide hyperspectral data for both the continued partnership with Carbon Mapper and Planet"s broader commercial mi...
Airbus delivers Sentinel-5 instrument for ESA's MetOp satellite
Jun 01, 2024 (SPX)
Sentinel-5 is designed to globally monitor atmospheric trace gases and aerosols over the long term. Part of the European Union's Copernicus climate monitoring p...
Twin NASA Satellites to Measure Earth's Polar Energy Emissions
May 31, 2024 (SPX)
The PREFIRE mission will measure the heat emitted by Earth from its polar regions. This data aims to improve models that predict changes in Earth's ice, seas, a...
NASA provides new near real-time air quality data
May 31, 2024 (SPX)
"TEMPO is one of NASA's Earth observing instruments making giant leaps to improve life on our home planet," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. "NASA and the B...
Running star wants world to move faster on air pollution
May 30, 2024 (AFP)
Breathing in huge lungfuls of air, athletes feel the sharp end of air pollution. Taming dirty air at the world's landmark sports events will bring wider knock-o...
Metaspectral and Armada Partner for Remote Real-Time AI Analysis of Hyperspectral Imagery
May 30, 2024 (SPX)
"Through this partnership, we can bring real-time AI analysis of hyperspectral imagery to remote areas by leveraging Armada's physical data processing and conne...
EarthCARE satellite launches to probe how clouds affect climate
May 28, 2024 (AFP)
The EarthCARE orbiter, the result of collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Japan's JAXA space agency, launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket f...
EarthCARE satellite to probe how clouds affect climate
May 26, 2024 (AFP)
The collaboration between the European Space Agency and Japan's JAXA space agency is scheduled to launch Tuesday on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California's V...
NASA, IBM Research to Release New AI Model for Weather, Climate
May 23, 2024 (SPX)
Foundational models are large-scale, base models which are trained on large, unlabeled datasets and can be fine-tuned for a variety of applications. The Privthi...
NASA's Compact Infrared Cameras Enable New Science
May 23, 2024 (SPX)
The cameras use sensitive, high-resolution strained-layer superlattice sensors, initially developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland...
Satellite-Based Hyperspectral Sensors Enhance Monitoring Capabilities
May 23, 2024 (SPX)
Hyperspectral imaging identifies specific chemicals and materials, providing insights into pipeline leaks, crop health, wildfire risk, and mining materials. Orb...
NASA announces new AI-driven weather, climate modeling tools
May 22, 2024 (UPI)
The Privthi-weather-climate model uses a broad set of data and AI learning capabilities to apply patterns identified in the data sets to a variety of additional...
Macquarie Capital invests in earth resources technology
May 22, 2024 (SPX)
"This investment is a significant milestone and opportunity for growth for ERT," said Jingli Yang, ERT's CEO and co-founder. "Macquarie Capital has a strong tra...
Satellite to study clouds' impact on climate change
May 21, 2024 (SPX)
The EarthCARE satellite, developed by the University of Reading's Professor Anthony Illingworth, was first conceived in 1993 and adopted by the European Space A...
Earth Observation advances with Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace partnership
May 21, 2024 (SPX)
"Our planet is facing significant challenges due to human activities impacting Earth," says Robert Hook, CEO of Marble Imaging. "It's crucial to understand thes...
LeoLabs secures NOAA contract to advance space traffic coordination
May 20, 2024 (SPX)
This order allows LeoLabs to continue assisting with TraCSS as the OSC extends the live data collection period of the pathfinder project. The extension aims to ...
Understanding Earth's Atmosphere: A Detailed Overview
May 15, 2024 (SPX)
"The Earth's atmosphere allows life to exist. . . like a protective bubble that surrounds the planet," stated Ueyama. Although invisible, the atmosphere provide...
NASA selects UW-led project to study atmosphere layers
May 15, 2024 (SPX)
The project, STRIVE (Stratosphere Troposphere Response using Infrared Vertically-Resolved Light Explorer), focuses on the troposphere and the stratosphere, wher...
China sees continued decline in NOx emissions despite higher fossil fuel use
May 10, 2024 (SPX)
Researchers at the Institute of Environment and Ecology, Tsinghua University, developed a novel satellite-based inversion system for real-time monitoring of reg...
AI in Earth observation: a force for good
May 10, 2024 (ESA)
But when it comes to AI, hopes and fears abound in equal measure. In this interview, ESA's Rochelle Schneider sets the record straight on how this transformatio...
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