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Satellite observations show potential to improve ash cloud forecastsParis, France (ESA) May 27, 2011 Predicting the exact dispersal of a volcanic ash cloud is never going to be easy. However, satellite data are showing that the eruption from Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano this week was unlikely to have posed a significant threat to airspace over central Europe. The Icelandic Met Office reports that eruption from Grimsvotn has subsided and that there is now virtually no ash being produced from the volcano. This major eruption began during the evening of 21 May and led to the disruption of around a th ... read more |
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 For Aquarius, Sampling Seas No 'Grain of Salt' Task The breakthrough moment for oceanographer Gary Lagerloef, the principal investigator for NASA's new Aquarius mission, came in 1991. That's when he knew it would be possible to make precise measureme ... more | .. |
  Success of GSAT-8 and Future of India's Space Programme India's advanced communication geostationary satellite, GSAT-8, was successfully launched on May 21, 2011. The satellite was put in orbit from French Guiana by the Ariane-V launch vehicle. Indian Sp ... more | .. |
 NASA satellite helps find 17 Egypt pyramids Archaeologists have uncovered as many as 17 buried pyramids in Egypt with the help of NASA satellite imagery, according to a documentary to be aired by the BBC on Monday. ... more | .. | ||
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 GMES Masters seeks innovative uses for Earth observation data Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs Martin Zeil joined with ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain in launching the GMES Masters competition, seeking out innovative commercial uses of Earth obs ... more | .. |
 GOES-13 Satellite Video Close-Up of Deadly Joplin, Missouri Tornado The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite called GOES-13 provides forecasters with continuous visible and infrared imagery of weather systems across the U.S. and a new movie from the NAS ... more | .. |
  EU to launch Galileo satellites this fall Backed by Russia, the Europeans will launch two of their Galileo global positioning satellites into space in October, the European Commission said this week. ... more | .. |
 Satellites reveal 'lost' Egyptian pyramids A satellite survey of Egypt has revealed 1,000 tombs and 3,000 ancient settlements in infrared images that can detect underground structures, scientists say. ... more |
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  Novel man-made material could facilitate wireless power Electrical engineers at Duke University have determined that unique man-made materials should theoretically make it possible to improve the power transfer to small devices, such as laptops or cell p ... more | .. |
 Galileo: Europe prepares for October launch The European Space Agency, Arianespace and the European Commission has announced that the launch of the first two satellites of Europe's global navigation satellite system is planned to take place o ... more | .. |
  Russia opens negligence case over loss of Glonass satellites Russian prosecutors have opened a criminal case on charges of negligence that led to the loss of three Glonass satellites last year, the Prosecutor General's Office said on Monday. The satelli ... more | .. |
  Satellites for Asia and India are orbited on Arianespace's third Ariane 5 mission of 2011 The 44th consecutive successful Ariane 5 flight has further underscored the flexibility and performance of this workhorse launch system - orbiting a pair of telecommunications spacecraft to serve on ... more |
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EU announces launch date for first Galileo satellites The European Union announced Monday it will launch the first two satellites in its long-delayed and hugely over-budget Galileo navigation system from French Guiana on October 20. ... more | .. |
 Russia sends two Soyuz carrier rockets to French Guiana Two Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rockets are on the way from Samara to St. Petersburg to be shipped to French Guiana for future launches from the Kourou space center, the Progress design bureau said. ... more | .. |
 Satellites monitor Icelandic ash plume As Iceland's Grimsvotn volcano spews ash high into the atmosphere, satellite observations are providing essential information to advisory centres assessing the possible hazards to aviation. Th ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman to Develop New Micro Gyro Technology for DARPA Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, has been selected to develop a new type of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscope technology for the Defense Advan ... more |
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 NASA/University Japan Quake Study Yields Surprises When the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami struck off the northeast coast of Japan on March 11, they caused widespread destruction and death. Using observations from a dense ... more | .. |
  Mars Rover Driving Leaves Distinctive Tracks A dance-step pattern is visible in the wheel tracks near the left edge of this scene recorded by the navigation camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity during the 2,554th Martian day, or ... more | .. |
 LockMart To Upgrade Finland's Precision Fires Capability Lockheed Martin has received a $45.3 million contract to upgrade 22 Finnish Army M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers, incorporating the Universal Fire Control System and other enhanc ... more | .. |
 NASA Mission Will Observe Earth's Salty Seas Final preparations are under way for the June 9 launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D observatory. The mission's primary instrument, Aquarius, will study interactions between ocean circulation, ... more |
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 Satellite data helps track environmental influences on giant kelp Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed new methods for studying how environmental factors and climate affect giant kelp forest ecosystems at unprecedented spatial and temporal scales. T ... more | .. |
 Mapping the impact of a deadly mosquito ESA is helping to take the bite out of mosquitoes and their deadly diseases by tracking their distribution and habitat via observation satellites, satnav, and mobile communications. The Vecmap ... more | .. |
 NASA ocean-watch satellite ready for June launch The US space agency said Tuesday it is preparing to launch a satellite to observe levels of salt on the surface of the world's oceans and how changes in salinity may be linked to future climate. ... more | .. |
 TerraSAR-X images Urban sprawl around Istanbul Nobody knows exactly how many people live in Istanbul, but there are thought to be about 15 million inhabitants of this city on two continents. Images from the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zen ... more |
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 Ball Aerospace Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing Of NPOESS Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing for NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite to advance the spacecraft closer to a planned October 25 ... more | .. |
  Researchers demonstrate autonomous robots able to explore and map buildings There isn't a radio-control handset in sight as several small robots roll briskly up the hallways of an office building. Working by themselves and communicating only with one another, the vehicles d ... more | .. |
 Preparations for third Ariane 5 mission of 2011 move into their final phase India's GSAT-8 multi-mission satellite has been integrated on the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's third flight of 2011, moving this mission campaign into its final preparations for a May 19 lift ... more | .. |
 Tornado Challenges Satellite Damage Track Detection Techniques The Short-term Prediction Research and Transition, or SPoRT, team has used satellite data from the North Alabama region to identify tornado damage from the April 27th super storm outbreak. NAS ... more |
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  Earth's Nearest Neighbor Within Reach NASA has created a new interactive web-based tool that incorporates observations from past and current lunar missions creating one of the most comprehensive lunar research websites to date. Th ... more | .. |
 ESA's water mission keeps tabs on dry spring soils Western Europe's exceptionally dry spring is clear to see in maps generated using data from SMOS. While these maps offer an interesting view of the stark difference in soil moisture compared to a ye ... more | .. |
 Boeing Awarded Fifth USAF Combat Survivor Evader Locator Contract Boeing received a $21.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force March 31 to manufacture and deliver an additional 2,424 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) combat search and rescue radios. ... more | .. |
 Aquarius to Illuminate Links Between Salt and Climate When NASA's salt-seeking Aquarius instrument ascends to the heavens this June, the moon above its launch site at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base won't be in the seventh house, and Jupiter's l ... more |
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