NASA has chosen a consortium led by the University of Oklahoma for a five-year Earth science mission to measure greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space as part of efforts to better understand the planet’s natural
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A NASA Earth science instrument has ended operations after a two-year mission to monitor ocean winds aboard the International Space Station. NASA said Monday the ISS-Rapid Scatterometer is designed to measure wind speed and
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NASA plans to purchase Earth science data from small satellite constellations in 2017 to determine how the acquired data can help the space agency meet its needs, Space News reported Wednesday. Jeff Foust
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NASA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engaged in bilateral talks over a potential collaboration for a future Chinese Earth science mission, Space News reported Thursday. Jeff Foust writes NASA’s Earth science division head Michael
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NASA has started an aerial study to determine the concentrations of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere as part of an effort to monitor their origins. The Atmospheric Carbon and Transport–America experiment will use
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NASA has launched eight six-month field research projects in an effort to study the changes in the Earth’s sea, air and land resources. The field studies will work to further understanding of the
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