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Satellite-Based Search and Rescue
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With the launch of Initial Services, Galileo will help search and rescue operators respond to distress signals faster and more effectively while also lowering their own exposure to risk.
Satellite-Based Wildlife-Monitoring Tool for Airports
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Wildlife habitats close to airports pose a serious risk to safety at takeoff and landing. A new service lets airports use Earth-observation satellites to identify and manage these areas.
Satellites help spot whales
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ScienceCasts: A Supermoon Trilogy
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A series of three supermoons will appear on the celestial stage on Dec. 3, 2017, Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2018.
ScienceCasts: NASA Embraces Small Satellites
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NASA is embracing small satellite designs, from tiny CubeSats to micro-satellites. These miniature marvels are providing many ways to collect science data and to demonstrate new technologies.
ScienceCasts: Riding the Slingshot to Bennu
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Gravity’s pull is being used to help propel a small spacecraft known as OSIRIS-REx to a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu.
Sea Level Rise Accelerates Over Time
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Global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate, as previously thought, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data.
Self-Driving Cars for Country Roads
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A team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) developed a way for autonomous cars to read and anticipate their local surroundings rather than relying on gigabytes of 3D map data.
Sentinel-2B Prepared for Liftoff
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This timelapse video shows Sentinel-2B satellite, from final preparations to liftoff on a Vega launcher, flight VV09, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, on 7 March 2017.
Sentinel-3 for Oceans
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In honor of the launch of Sentinel-3A on Feb. 16, 2016, here's a video about the satellite: Covering 70% of the planet, the oceans are directly linked to our weather and climate. They are also essential for global transport and provide a wealth of resources. What happens far out to sea has a direct effect on societies all over the world. Sentinel-3 provides crucial observations of our oceans, helping us to understand the overall health of our planet.
