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When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It
NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes ...
NASA-ISRO satellite lifts off to track Earth's changing surfaces
Carrying an advanced radar system that will produce a dynamic, three-dimensional view of Earth in unprecedented detail, the ...
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Powerful satellite will chart changes on Earth’s surface in exquisite detail — down to a centimetre
NISAR — which stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — will use two radar instruments operating at different ...
US Earth imaging satellite fleet is creating ‘low-cost orbital landmines’, China team says
Chinese Academy of Sciences software scientists say Planet Labs’ Dove constellation risks uncontrolled re-entry and potential ...
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Earth's continents are drying out at unprecedented rate, satellite data reveal
The US West Coast is the world's worst mega-drying region. The world is losing fresh water at an unprecedented rate, two ...