October 2024
EO data - the fuel that makes climate action possible
... can autonomously identify, quantify and categorise natural gases like methane. Methane emission from a gas processing plant in Texas, USA. Advanced emissions intelligence Satellite technology is the future of emissions monitoring, driving us towards...
October 2024
The Human Spaceship - Off Balance
... in ‘off-world’ landscapes and encompass natural resources. Along with regolith 3D printing methods, growing habitats from plants is also being considered, but there is still much research required to overcome the challenges of living in the hostile...
04 December 2015
Rare Lithium-Rich Star Discovered
... is the result of internal lithium that is synthesized near the luminosity bump, or that it is caused by the accretion of plants or brown dwarfs. Swallowing a planet could provide a new supply of lithium, however no traces of an orbiting planet...
23 March 2016
Could an encounter with a passing dark molecular cloud be responsible for killing off the dinosaurs?
The mass extinction responsible for the disappearance of some three-quarters of the plant and animal species on Earth—including all non-avian dinosaurs, is widely thought to have been caused by an impact of an ...
12 July 2016
Did two ancient supernovas cause cell mutation and climate change on Earth?
Did two prehistoric supernovae exploding about 300 light years from Earth cause mutations to plant and animal life as little as 2 million years ago? Scientists from the University of Kansas studying the effects of ...
01 September 2016
New software uses satellite data to monitor wildlife habitats by airports
... site visits, pointing out the most problematic areas. Registering a lake in Ascend As early as next year, Ascend plants to extend their service to help locate objects that exceed height restrictions in designated areas. “ESA’s ARTES Applications...
