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New aerosol observing technique turns gray skies to blue (w/Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Mar 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny, ubiquitous particles in the atmosphere may play a profound role in regulating global climate. But the scientists who study these particles -- called aerosols -- have long struggled to ...

Scientists save India's moon mission from failure

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 17, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (9) | 0

(AP) -- India's only satellite orbiting the moon came close to failure after overheating but scientists improvised to save it and have achieved more than 90 percent of the mission's objectives, an official ...

SMOS forms three-pointed star in the sky (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 03, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Following the launch of ESA's SMOS satellite on 2 November, the French space agency CNES, which is responsible for operating the satellite, has confirmed that the instrument's three antenna arms have ...

SMOS water mission on track for launch

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Feb 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Following word from Eurockot that launch of the Earth Explorer SMOS satellite can take place between July and October this year, ESA, CNES and the prime contractor Thales Alenia Space are now making detailed preparations ...

SMOS satellite instrument comes alive (w/ Video)

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding of the ...

Hurricane Fred fades with a satellite exclamation point

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Sep 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the remnants of Fred, September 13 and captured an infrared and visible image of the storm's clouds from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument. Both AIRS images ...

GOCE successfully completes early orbit phase

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Mar 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

ESA's GOCE satellite was formally declared ready for work at 01:00 CET on 20 March. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster on 17 March, GOCE was checked ...

QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on Tropical Storm Anja

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Nov 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Anja has continued to weaken over the last 24 hours, and NASA's QuikScat satellite has confirmed that the once mighty Category 4 Cyclone is now a tropical storm in the southern Indian Ocean. Two instruments ...

NASA's Aqua satellite catches 2 views of super Typhoon Choi-Wan

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Sep 17, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

NASA's Aqua satellite again flew over Super Typhoon Choi-Wan late last night and captured visible and infrared imagery of the monster typhoon. Aqua's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument and Moderate ...

Satellite imagery shows Typhoon Vamco has a huge 45-mile wide eye

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Aug 24, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Typhoon Vamco is being as stubborn in its quest to live in the Pacific Ocean as Bill is in the Atlantic Ocean this week, and NASA satellite data confirmed that the large storm has a huge eye, about 45 miles ...

NASA's satellite imagery sees Hilda hit a wall

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Aug 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Two days ago, Hilda was in prime shape to strengthen further as she tracked westward, far south of the Hawaiian Islands. Today, as a result of winds and cooler waters, she's weakened to a tropical depression, ...

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