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World Vegetation Map by NASA and NOAA shows differences in Green

World Vegetation Map by NASA and NOAA shows differences in Green

digiTash | Aerospace | Gadgets | Automotive |... ― The image generated using the data from NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite reveals differences in greenness among various contnents. The satellite data are collected based on difference between how much energy is absorbed by the land versus how much is...

Tags: Satellites, Maps, World Map, Images, Infrared Sensor, Greentech

Santhosh Kumar ― 4 hr 12 min ago

Asynchronous Satellite Orbits

Asynchronous Satellite Orbits

India in Space World ― Asynchronous Orbits ∙ Asynchronous Satellite Orbits are lower than geostationary orbits. Satellites in asynchronous orbit will pass overhead at different times of the day. Asynchronous Orbits are in different altitudes. ∙ (80 to ...

Tags: Satellite Orbits, Asynchronous Orbits, Indian Satellites

India In Space World ― 6 hr ago

Here’s How You Can Download The Earth In High-Resolution

Here’s How You Can Download The Earth In High-Resolution

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Landsat 8 officially opened its eyes to Earth yesterday (May 30). Officials are promising the clearest views yet of the four-decade-old Landsat program, and luckily for people who love amazing Earth views, the images Landsat produces are free....

Tags: Earth Observation, Satellites, Landsat 8, Landsat Data Continuity Mission, United States Geological Survey

Choonky ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

Getting Ready for “ISS All-Nighters” in June

Getting Ready for “ISS All-Nighters” in June

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Never seen the International Space Station before? Now is a good time to try, as we enter into a very special time of year. Starting at 12:30 Universal Time/8:30 AM EDT on Monday, June 3rd, the ISS will enter a phase of permanent illumination...

Tags: Observing, Satellites, Skywatching, How To See The ISS, International Space Station, June ISS

Choonky ― 2 weeks 5 days ago

#PlatVnyl3 - Video of The Year

The WENC Night Beat ― A category having its debut this year, Video of The Year honors the Music Video, once responsible for launching two cable networks (VH1 and MTV), now it is the red headed stepchild of the industry. ∙ Judging in this category skews heavily ...

Tags: Video Of The Year, Satellites And Sirens, 2012, For King And Country, Lights, The Civil Wars

Christopher Govina ― 3 weeks 5 days ago

Weird Gravity Waves Pulse From a Tropical Cyclone

Weird Gravity Waves Pulse From a Tropical Cyclone

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Last Monday, May 13, the Suomi NPP satellite captured a fascinating image of Tropical Cyclone Mahasen as it moved northeast over the Bay of Bengal. The clouds of the storm itself weren’t optically visible in the darkness of a nearly new ...

Tags: Earth Observation, Satellites, Cyclone, Gravity Waves, India, Lightning

Choonky ― 4 weeks 2 days ago

European Vega Orbits Multiple Satellites on Second Mission

Aerospace Research Analysis Wing ― European Space Agency’s Vega launch vehicle successfully completed its second launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, orbiting three satellites. ∙ Two Earth observation satellites, ESA’s Proba-V and...

Tags: Space, Launch Vehicles, Satellites

Zainraw ― 6 weeks ago

How the Fermi Spacecraft Almost Got Taken Out by a Relic of the Cold War

How the Fermi Spacecraft Almost Got Taken Out by a Relic of the Cold War

No Doomsday in 2012 ― As a space telescope scientist or satellite operator, the last thing you want to hear is that your expensive and possibly one-of-a kind — maybe irreplaceable — spacecraft is in danger of colliding with a piece of space junk. On March ...

Tags: Satellites, Fermi Space Telescope, Space Junk

Choonky ― 7 weeks ago

NASA’s trio of Nexus One-powered satellites now reporting back to Earth

Wide Info ― NASA’s trio of Nexus One-powered satellites NASA’s testing low-cost smartphone satellites Smartphones are believed to be well equipped for space as they are small and come armed with features such as powerful batteries, processors,...

Tags: General News, Antares Rocket, NASA, NASA Nexus One, NASA Nexus One Space, NASA Smartphone Satellites

Sujoy Dhar ― 7 weeks 4 days ago

How to Spot the Antares Launch from NASA Wallops on Wednesday

How to Spot the Antares Launch from NASA Wallops on Wednesday

No Doomsday in 2012 ― A space launch marking a new era is departing from the Virginia coast this Wednesday evening, and if you live anywhere along a wide area of the US Eastern seaboard, you’ll have a great opportunity to witness the launch with your own eyes....

Tags: Aeronautics, Commercial Space, Observing, Satellites, Skywatching, Antares

Choonky ― 9 weeks 1 day ago

Launch! Anik G1 Satellite Aims To Ease Communications Overcrowding

Launch! Anik G1 Satellite Aims To Ease Communications Overcrowding

No Doomsday in 2012 ― A new communications satellite aims to ease the strain of overcrowded communications networks in Latin America, while adding capacity to direct-to-home services in Canada and military users across the Americas. Anik G1 lifted off at 2:36 p.m. EDT...

Tags: Launches, Satellites, Anik G1, Proton-m, Telesat

Choonky ― 9 weeks 2 days ago

Celebrate Earth Month with 2 New Videos from NASA

No Doomsday in 2012 ― Enjoy some great views of our home planet from images taken from the orbiting Earth-observing satellites and taken by astronauts on the International Space Station. The satellites and scientists are cranking out data 24/7 to help us all better...

Tags: Earth, Earth Observation, Satellites, Space Station, ISS

Choonky ― 10 weeks 1 day ago

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