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China builds large commercial radar satellite constellation
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2024 The large-scale application of a Chinese commercial radar remote sensing constellation composed of 12 satellites began on Monday, according to PIESAT, a Beijing-based satellite firm. The announcement came after four PIESAT-2 satellites, which were launched into a 528-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit last week, were calibrated and successfully transmitted high-resolution images and data back to Earth. The latest satellites joined another eight satellites that were previously deployed to space, ... read more |
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ICEYE secures $65M funding extension reaching $158M total for 2024 investmentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 20, 2024 ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-resolution Earth observation, announced the closure of a $65 million funding extension to its $93 million growt ... more 
Changes in store for atmospheric riversBoulder CO (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect the potent storms known as atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see muc ... more 
Earth AI unveils new gold discovery near molybdenum project at Willow GlenLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024 Earth AI, a pioneer in AI-driven mineral exploration, has identified a significant gold system within its Willow Glen molybdenum-gold project in New South Wales, Australia. Using proprietary AI soft ... more 
Introducing Wherobots Raster Inference to unleash innovation with Earth imageryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 31, 2024 Wherobots, the Spatial Intelligence Cloud founded by the original creators of Apache Sedona, has announced the general availability of Raster Inference for WherobotsAI. Designed to simplify the anal ... more |
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Constellr secures long-term partnership with DLRBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 constellr, a prominent European provider of thermal data services, has announced a multi-year agreement with the German Space Agency. This collaboration will grant researchers access to constellr's ... more 
NASA selects SwRI for NOAA space weather instrument developmentLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 NASA has awarded a contract to Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio to develop advanced space weather monitoring instruments as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrat ... more 
Sentinel 1C radar satellite begins operations to enhance earth observationLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 09, 2024 A major addition to Europe's Earth observation capabilities, the Sentinel 1C satellite, has been successfully launched into orbit. Supported by the UK and launched aboard a VEGA-C rocket from French ... more 
China launches Sea Sentinel 1 satellite for remote sensingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 09, 2024 China successfully launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Wednesday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province, placing the Haishao 1, also known as Sea Sentinel 1, satellite int ... more 
MINE-THE-GAP project to transform mining oversight with AI and satellite dataBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 As the demand for raw materials surges to support digitalization and decarbonization, the MINE-THE-GAP project has been launched to address a pressing gap in understanding the environmental and soci ... more |
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The Amazon rainforest and its role in cloud formation through plant emissions and thunderstorms
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 The distinctive scent of forests, often associated with summer walks, originates partly from terpenes - compounds found in tree resins and essential oils. A dominant terpene molecule, isoprene, is released in enormous quantities by plants globally, with estimates of 500 to 600 million tons annually. Atmospheric researcher Professor Joachim Curtius of Goethe University Frankfurt explains, "The Amazon rainforest alone accounts for over a quarter of these emissions." Previously, scientists believed i ... read more 
Revealing regional variations in Earth's upper atmosphere during May 2024 superstormSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 Research published in Earth and Planetary Physics by a team led by postdoctoral researcher Wenbo Li and researcher Libo Liu from the Key Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Physics, Institute of Geolo ... more |
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Lessons from Earth's ancient climate show risks of shrinking tropical rain beltsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 06, 2024 Earth's tropical rain belt, the driver of life-sustaining monsoons and vibrant ecosystems, has been a stable feature of the global climate. However, a recent study published in *Geophysical Research ... more 
Expanded AI Model with Global Data Enhances Earth Science ApplicationsWashington DC (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 NASA, IBM, and Forschungszentrum Julich have released an expanded version of the open-source Prithvi Geospatial artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model to support a broader range of geographic ... more 
Europe's most advanced weather satellite begins operationsParis, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2024 EUMETSAT's Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellite, now renamed Meteosat-12, has officially become operational. Equipped with cutting-edge instruments, this satellite is poised to transform weathe ... more 
Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecastSan Francisco (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivaled accuracy and speed, a Google lab said, with potentially life-saving applications as climate change ramps up. ... more 
Twin mini satellites provide new insights into polar heat emissionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Two compact satellites, part of NASA's Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), are delivering groundbreaking data on the far-infrared radiation emitted from the Arctic and Ant ... more |
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