• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 7th, 2009
Sun Generates Modest Sunspots, Flares

Sun Generates Modest Sunspots, Flares

The "cycle of silence" is broken

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 6th, 2009
Satellites Survey Chinese Fault Lines

Satellites Survey Chinese Fault Lines

They look for ground deformations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 30th, 2009
NASA Releases Most Accurate Topographical Map of Earth

NASA Releases Most Accurate Topographical Map of Earth

Some 99 percent of the planet is covered

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 24th, 2009
Missile Defense Satellite Ready for Test Deployment

Missile Defense Satellite Ready for Test Deployment

The instrument can accurately track ballistic missiles

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 23rd, 2009
Europeans Fight over the Galileo Satellite Network

Europeans Fight over the Galileo Satellite Network

Its faith has yet to be decided

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 16th, 2009
10-Year Satellite Study Predicts Production Boom

10-Year Satellite Study Predicts Production Boom

The market will become saturated with producers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2009
GOCE Handles Itself Beautifully in Orbit

GOCE Handles Itself Beautifully in Orbit

It now moves almost drag-free

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2009
NASA Will No Longer Repair Satellites

NASA Will No Longer Repair Satellites

The Hubble mission has been the last

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 27th, 2009
NASA to Use 'Eyes in the Sky' for Crop Predictions

NASA to Use 'Eyes in the Sky' for Crop Predictions

The move could significantly improve yields

High-Precision LIDAR Created by NIST Scientists

High-Precision LIDAR Created by NIST Scientists

Their system is more accurate than any other

GPS Starts to Show Its Limits

GPS Starts to Show Its Limits

System satellites are aging, and investments are scarce

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 19th, 2009
Largest Commercial Satellite Arrives at Kourou Space Center

Largest Commercial Satellite Arrives at Kourou Space Center

The instrument is owned by TerreStar Network

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 14th, 2009
Herschel and Planck Launch Today

Herschel and Planck Launch Today

It will take weeks for them to get to their destinations

Emergency Workers to Benefit from GNSS

Emergency Workers to Benefit from GNSS

The system better coordinates the efforts

ESA Promotes Inter-Mission Cooperation

ESA Promotes Inter-Mission Cooperation

Engineers share bases and facilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 5th, 2009
Canadian Satellite to Help with Patrolling Borders

Canadian Satellite to Help with Patrolling Borders

It will have the ability to identify very small targets

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 4th, 2009
Satellites Could Deploy 'Sails' to Return to Earth

Satellites Could Deploy 'Sails' to Return to Earth

The technology is still a few years away

 
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