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The Next Web16h
Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science
The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space — and it could change everything we know about ...
The Independent on MSN12h
UK launches new satellite to monitor climate change – and that will be just the start, minister says
And Chris Bryan, the space minister, told The Independent that it is just the next stage in the UK's plans for more space ...
optics.org8h
NASA’s 3D wind measuring laser aims to improve weather forecasts...
Biomass is the first satellite equipped with a P-band synthetic aperture radar, which is capable of penetrating forest ...
Biomass Mission: Mapping Earth's Lungs in 3D
The new European mission to monitor Earth's forests in three dimensions has taken off. Departing right on time at 11:15 and ...
Clever new satellite able to 'look through' forests and icebergs
The aim is for the satellite to "weigh" the Earth's forests, revealing how much planet-warming carbon is being stored within trees.
Tech Digest14h
‘Space Brolly’ satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D and help combat climate change
In order to understand climate change, the ESA has successfully launched its groundbreaking Biomass satellite from Kourou, ...
Biomass: A New Dimension in Forest Monitoring
The new European mission to monitor Earth's forests in three dimensions has taken off. Departing perfectly on time at 11:15 ...