15 February 2021
Possible planet found in habitable zone around Alpha Centauri
... in infrared would not show blue skies and rocky continents for example, it is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in which temperate Earth-like planets shine brightly in thermal emission. Infrared thermal imaging cameras on this planet...
23 June 2021
Exoplanets with Earth-like biospheres may be rare
... by a planet from its host star. The energy they were specifically looking at comes from a region in the electromagnetic spectrum that corresponds more or less with the range of light visible to the human eye; a spectral range known...
05 July 2021
Hope probe catches striking pictures of auroras at Mars
... its Emirates Mars Ultraviolet Spectrometer instrument to capture the auroras at a wavelength of 103.4 nanometres; a region of the electromagnetic spectrum that has shorter wavelengths than visible light, but longer than X-ray radiation. Although not...
21 July 2021
New balloon-borne astronomical telescope to rival Hubble
....” Convenience aside, the telescope is also equipped to take images in the visible-to-near-UV bands (300-900 nm) of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Euclid observatory due to launch next year can only take images in a single optical band, and...
20 September 2021
New partnership to deliver high-value EO agriculture data
... damage occurs. Belgium-based ScanWorld is leveraging hyperspectral imaging to collect data from across the electromagnetic spectrum. This technique allows the detection of very small changes in plant physiology, allowing measurement of proteins...
