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Saving the planet from space: how satellite observation can help tackle climate change
EURACTIV   27 April 2021   World  
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<p>A defining moment in space exploration is the first image of Earthrise &ndash; watching the Earth come over the horizon &ndash; taken by an astronaut on Apollo 8 as it ventured on its historic trip to circle the moon.<br />Since that photo in December 1968, ...
Earthquakes in Puerto Rico have changed the landscape. Satellites can see it from space.
Space.com   14 January 2020   Puerto Rico  
(Image: © NASA/JPL-Caltech, ESA, USGS)
<p>The swarm of earthquakes that have rocked Puerto Rico recently left marks that are visible from space.<br>About 2,000 quakes have shaken Puerto Rico since late December, with the most powerful a 6.4-magnitude temblor that took place last Tuesday (Jan. 7), ...
First geological map of Titan reveals varied, intriguing geology
ZME Science   18 November 2019   World  
Titan’s main geological features. Image credits: Lopes et al.
<p>Titan&rsquo;s atmosphere is dense and hazy, just like Earth&rsquo;s. The satellite also features intricate, stable bodies of liquid on its surface. But that&rsquo;s where the similarities with the Earth end. Titan&rsquo;s liquid isn&rsquo;t water, but hydrocarbon ...