Keeping America Safe -- From a Million Miles Away
The need for DSCOVR, a NOAA space weather observing satellite, is critical. From sporadic solar flares to electrically-charged blasts of gas exploding from the sun at up to 6,000,000 miles per hour,...
View ArticleAlgorithms for Elephants and Rhinos
The illegal wildlife trade is emerging as one of the world's most lucrative criminal activities. Well-organized syndicates operating as transnational criminal networks linked to poaching often...
View ArticleLiving with Space Weather (Baby, It's Charged Outside)
Just as a hurricane drives rain, wind, and floods, the space weather arising from a solar eruption can come in different forms. First comes the light from a solar flare, disrupting high-frequency...
View ArticleNew Patent Pool Wants 0.5% Of Gross Revenue From Apple, Facebook & Others...
While HEVC Advance is quick to say how "fair and reasonable" their terms are, they aren't. The best way to describe their terms would be unreasonable and greedy.
View ArticleBurning Soviet Space Junk Lights Up Skies Over Hawaii
An average of one cataloged piece of space junk falls back to Earth each day.
View ArticleSuper Strypi Rocket Explodes During Inaugural Flight From Hawaii
Thirteen satellites were destroyed in the launch.
View ArticleFrom Lofty Perch, CLAIRE Will Bring Climate Pollution Down to Earth
This coming April, a rocket will lift off from an island off the east coast of India and launch CLAIRE--a powerful new tool in the global effort to combat carbon pollution.
View ArticleWhat If There Was a Better Way to Reach Space?
Some say that fundamental advances in technology have stalled since the end of the Cold War. In the words of Buzz Aldrin: "You Promised Me Mars Colonies. Instead, I Got facebook." However, progress...
View ArticleThis Israeli Startup Thinks It Can Do Internet Better Than Facebook
Skyfi is trying to turn mini-satellites into Internet transmitters.
View ArticleSeeing the Forest and the Trees From Space Could Change Everything
While the world's forests are still being destroyed too fast, there is actually something to celebrate this year.
View ArticleHow NASA Is Using Space-Age Technology To Stop Air Pollution
The agency plans to track environmental contaminants as they move across the globe.
View ArticleGlobal Cyber Security on Earth and in Space
When you think of Cyber Security, you probably think about your iPhone getting hacked, or your email, or your companies servers, or your credit card, or bank card or health care, or banking, or...
View ArticleNot all Silicon is the Valley. True in Biotech + Space too
Don't let the empty halls fool you. Companies utilizing cross border excellence by drawing on highly educated Mexican nationals
View ArticleClimate Change This Week: Killer Crops, No More Fossil Fuel Subsidies, and More!
OO The Heat Goes On... 2016 Likely To Be Hottest Year On Record despite a looming La Niña, the cooler counterpart of the
View ArticleA Look At This Year's Raging Wildfires -- From Space
Climate change is bringing longer and more destructive fire seasons.
View ArticleAfrica and space: the continent starts to look skyward
Scott Firsing, Research Fellow, International Relations, Monash University Both countries have recognised the usefulness
View ArticleOur Newest Weather Satellite will be Worth the Wait
The on-board digital camera will also see what the naked eye can't with three times the number of filters to tell us more
View ArticleElon Musk Wants Satellites To Swarm The Skies So Earth Can Have Better Internet
The project would help finance SpaceX's plans for a colony on Mars.
View ArticleNASA Launches GOES-R Weather Satellite
Images from the satellite are expected to enhance weather forecasts, provide advanced warning of floods and better tracking of wildfires, plumes and volcanic ash clouds.
View Article"Satellite Data" War Is Heating up in Southeast Asia
In other words, countries that are lagging behind in technology have a chance to become leaders at any time. In particular
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