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fromWIRED
2 weeks ago

NASA's Largest Satellite Antenna Ever Has Just Unfurled in Space

NISAR deployed the largest radar antenna reflector in orbit and will use dual-band SAR to monitor Earth's surface changes with centimeter-scale accuracy.
fromNature
2 weeks ago

NASA's Earth-observing satellites are crucial - commercial missions cannot replace them

GHGSat, an emissions-monitoring company in Montreal, Canada, tracks methane leaks from landfill sites and oil rigs. Earth-imaging firm Planet in San Francisco, California, uses more than 200 satellites to record land and infrastructure for the energy, insurance and maritime sectors. Data-analytics company Spire in San Francisco converts radio signals from navigation satellites into estimates of ocean height and wind speed to support weather forecasts. European aerospace firm Airbus operates radar satellites that can be used to study volcanoes, wetlands and sea ice.
Environment
fromInfoQ
2 weeks ago

Google DeepMind Unveils AlphaEarth Foundations Model for Global Mapping

Google DeepMind introduced AlphaEarth Foundations, an artificial intelligence model designed to integrate massive volumes of Earth observation data into a unified digital representation of the planet. The system, described as functioning like a "virtual satellite", can process petabytes of multimodal inputs. The model addresses a long-standing challenge in Earth science: the difficulty of combining data from diverse sources and refresh rates into formats that researchers can use consistently.
Environment
Startup companies
fromTNW | Deep-Tech
3 weeks ago

European space tech has data to sell - but where are the buyers?

Europe's space sector expands rapidly but struggles to commercialize Earth-observation data, requiring greater cross-sector cooperation and clearer value propositions to reach customers.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

ESA's umbrella-shaped biomass satellite captures first images of earth's forests from space

ESA's Biomass satellite captures its first images of Earth’s forests, revealing insights into carbon storage crucial for climate change monitoring.
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