[Chinese Academy of Sciences] Forests are central to climate mitigation, yet tracking how fast they grow over decades remains difficult.
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Tricorder Tech For Everyone: NASA’s STELLA Open Science Instrument
Editor’s note: NASA has just authored a paper on a new way for people with a wide variety of interests to use – and build – sensor technology that is […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Gaia - Planetary Perspectives, Icy Worlds, Press Release
Ice World Orbital Recon: Increased Plant Cover On Earth’s Antarctic Peninsula
The white, monochromatic vistas of Antarctica, a continent practically synonymous with ice, are becoming more verdant—at least around some of its edges. According to an analysis of 35 years of […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Orbital Biosignature Survey: Lake Erie Algal Bloom
Editor’s note: with the future advent of powerful telescopes that may be able to resolve habitable worlds in images composed of a few pixels, large biological phenomena such as algal […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Atmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Cryobiology, Icy Worlds, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Status Report
Ice Planet Orbital Survey: Landsat Polar Night Observations Of Sol III
Scientists that study polar ice have realized a hidden talent of the Landsat satellites: seeing in the dark. With this recognition comes more work for the current Landsat fleet, which […]
Posted inAtmospheres, Climate, Weather, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Habitable Zones, Press Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Unlocking Clearer Views Of Water Worlds: A Landsat Legacy
Editor’s note: we are finding worlds orbiting other stars that may well be water worlds. These worlds may similar in some ways to our own and most likely different at […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Microbiology & Virology, Press Release
Planetary Astrobiology Surveys: Mapping Hydrothermal Areas From Orbit
Using high-resolution commercial satellite images to help map and monitor Yellowstone’s Thermal Areas
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Citizen Science / Open Science, Education and Outreach, Exploration Gear & Tech, Imaging & Spectroscopy, Life Support Systems, Missions & Hardware, Plant Biology, Press Release, Space Agriculture, Space Life Science, Tricorders & Sensors
Tricorder Tech: STELLA: NASA’s DIY Educational Gadget For Measuring Plant Health
On her morning walk to school, a high schooler notices a patch of greenery in her neighbor’s yard. But the plants don’t look quite as green and healthy as she […]