News articles tagged with 'satellite'
Satellites show effect of 2010 drought on Amazon forests
— 30 Mar 2011 16:16 | EnvironmentA new study has revealed widespread reductions in the greenness of Amazon forests caused by the last year's record-breaking drought…
Observing Arctic ice-edge plankton blooms from space
— 5 Mar 2011 13:51 | EnvironmentOngoing climate-driven changes to the Arctic sea-ice could have a significant impact on the blooming of tiny planktonic plants (phytoplankton) with important implications for the Arctic…
University of Miami scientists track great hammerhead shark migration
— 28 Feb 2011 16:34 | BiologyA study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science details the first scientific research to successfully track a great hammerhead…
New study illustrates shifting biomes in Alaska
— 21 Feb 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentA new study released today in the EarlyView of Ecology Letters addresses forest productivity trends in Alaska, highlighting a shift in biomes caused by a warming climate. The findings,…
Southampton scientists develop control system to allow spacecraft to think for themselves
— 14 Feb 2011 15:21 | TechnologyThe world's first control system that will allow engineers to programme satellites and spacecraft to think for themselves has been developed by scientists from the University of Southampton…
NASA's NPP satellite undergoing flight environmental testing
— 12 Feb 2011 19:55 | EnvironmentThe NASA National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) climate/weather satellite is undergoing flight environmental testing at…
Tracking the origins of speedy space particles
— 1 Feb 2011 21:42 | AstronomyNASA's Time History of Events and Macroscale Interaction during Substorms (THEMIS) spacecraft combined with computer models have helped track the origin of the energetic particles in…
Cluster encounters a natural particle accelerator
— 1 Feb 2011 21:24 | AstronomyESA's Cluster satellites have flown through a natural particle accelerator just above Earth's atmosphere. The data they collected are unlocking how most of the dramatic displays of…
European Space Agency investigates novel analogue self-steered antennas
— 31 Jan 2011 16:34 | TechnologyBulky present generation satellite dishes and ground terminals could become relics of the past thanks to research currently being conducted for the European Space Agency (ESA) by Queen's…
Metamaterials approach makes better satellite antennas
— 31 Jan 2011 16:10 | TechnologyCheaper, lighter and more energy-efficient broadband devices on communications satellites may be possible using metamaterials to modify horn antennas, according to engineers from Penn…