All posts tagged "Satellites"
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Ravi Mandalia | 19 October 2015
China mulls Lunar base, deep space missions, asteroid “ants”
As China’s exploration of the moon progresses, its space experts have begun considering going deeper into the solar...
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Megha Kedia | 10 September 2015
Europe’s satnav closer to reality with Galileo satellites 9, 10 scheduled for launch
Europe’s next two satellites in the series of Galileo satellites are finally ready for launch after a string...
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Ravi Mandalia | 29 August 2015
Inmarsat completes its Global Xpress constellation with launch of Inmarsat-5 F3
Inmarsat has finally realised its goal of being the first and only company to provide a global mobile...
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Ravi Mandalia | 28 August 2015
Sea levels have risen by about 3-inches globally in last 23 years: NASA
Sea ice and glacier melts have led to an average sea level increase of about 3-inches (8 centimeters)...
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Ravi Mandalia | 25 August 2015
Satellite spots massive Manhattan-sized iceberg as it splits from Greenland glacier
The European Space Agency’s Sentinel-1A satellite has captured what is pegged as one of the most significant calving...
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Ravi Mandalia | 13 August 2015
Greenwich prime meridian moved! Here’s why
The Greenwich prime meridian is actually 334 feet (102 meter) east of the current location, researchers have said...
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Ravi Mandalia | 29 July 2015
NASA selects 5 Canadian universities to scientifically validate SMAP
NASA and Canadian Space Agency have selected five Canadian universities for participation in the scientific validation of NASA’s...
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Ravi Mandalia | 22 July 2015
Earth’s magnificent view from space captured by DSCOVR satellite
Earth looks awesome from space and that has been proved yet again by a camera aboard NASA’s Deep...
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Ravi Mandalia | 8 July 2015
Gobbling up space debris the Pac-Man way
With more and more satellites being launched in space, more and more debris are piling up around Earth...
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Ravi Mandalia | 1 July 2015
NASA monitoring black hole that woke up after 26 years
Few days back a black hole, which had been dormant for 26 years, started showing signs of activity...