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Watch online: Earth from Space – special edition
Submitted by staff on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 04:45
ShareThisTommaso Parrinello, CryoSat Mission Manager, and Duncan Wingham, Chief
Executive of the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council, join the Earth from Space programme to discuss ESA’s ice mission. Watch online Tuesday at 14:00 CEST.
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‘Eye operation’ puts Proba-1 back in business
Submitted by staff on Mon, 05/14/2012 - 01:28
ShareThisAfter more than a decade in orbit, ESA’s Proba-1 was showing its age – even hibernating last winter. But a software fix to its startracker, radiation-impaired after surpassing its design lifetime fivefold, has returned the veteran Earth-observing microsatellite to full operation.
Watch 'Hot spots' on the Earth from Space programme
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 00:50
ShareThisDiscover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.
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ESA declares end of mission for Envisat
Submitted by staff on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 06:00
ShareThisPR 15 2012 - Just weeks after celebrating its tenth year in orbit, communication with the Envisat satellite was suddenly lost on 8 April. Following rigorous attempts to re-establish contact and the investigation of failure scenarios, the end of the mission is being declared.
GMES in Eastern Europe
Submitted by staff on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 01:00
ShareThisAs Europe’s Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme nears its full operational phase, its benefits and economic potential for Eastern Europe came into focus last week at a conference in Bucharest, Romania.
NASA Budget Woes Paint Bleak Future for Earth Science
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 07:32
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A new report on the state of NASA's Earth sciences program warns that future Earth-observing missions could be in jeopardy due to tightening budgets, launch failures, and changing mission priorities that may force projects to be delayed or cancelled outright.
Artistically censored Google Earth pix -- the Dutch way
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 06:09
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Perhaps only the land of Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Mondrian could censor Google Earth with such style. [Read more]
Spotlight on Sentinel-2
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 05:15
ShareThisThe vast potential of ESA’s upcoming Sentinel-2 satellites came into focus last week at a symposium in Italy on how they will benefit current and future projects that exploit Earth observation data.
Watch 'Spring has sprung' on the Earth from Space programme
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 00:50
ShareThisDiscover more about our planet with the Earth from Space video programme. Join us every Friday at 10:00 CEST for an 800 km-high tour with spectacular images from Earth-observing satellites.
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Misfiring Angels brought crashing back to Earth
Submitted by Earth News on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 22:56
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(Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels were brought crashing back to earth just one day after pitcher Jered Weaver tossed a no-hitter as they were pounded 5-0 by the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Read more >>
