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Historic! SpaceX rocket sends first-ever Earth water survey mission to space
17Dec By adminNo Comments
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Historic! SpaceX rocket sends first-ever Earth water survey mission to space

[ad_1] SpaceX made history after sending a rocket to space carrying the first-ever satellite tasked with conducting a global survey of Earth’s surface waters. A SpaceX rocket has launched a U.S.-French satellite to conduct a first-of-its-kind global survey of Earth's surface waters. The mission is designed to highlight the consequences of climate change on large water bodies. The booster rocket, called Falcon 9, is owned and operated by Elon Musk's commercial rocket company SpaceX. The Falcon 9 booster carrying the satellite reached Earth's orbit in just 9 minutes. The mission's payload, the Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite (SWOT) was released to its starting orbit about 530 miles (850 km) above the planet less than an hour after launch. The centerpiece of the satel...
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Exclusive Satellite Images Show Near Real-Time Methane Emissions
8Nov By adminNo Comments
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Exclusive Satellite Images Show Near Real-Time Methane Emissions

[ad_1] During COP27 we’re posting high-resolution images of a methane clouds to highlight how common — and damaging — releases of the potent greenhouse gas are. All through COP27, Bloomberg Green will exclusively publish new satellite images of methane releases around the world, in collaboration with emissions monitoring firm GHGSat Inc. Scientists say reducing the emissions of methane, which has 84 times the warming power of carbon dioxide during its first two decades in the atmosphere, is one of the fastest and cheapest ways to cool the planet. Near Kirtland, New Mexico, USA, Nov. 6, 1:48 pm local time A GHGSat satellite observed methane emissions near a coal mine Sunday afternoon in New Mexico that the emissions monitoring firm said was coming from a mine vent. The company est...
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NASA catches ‘super-emitters’ of methane from space
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA catches ‘super-emitters’ of methane from space

[ad_1] NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world… NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world emitting major levels of methane, a development that could help combat the potent greenhouse gas."Reining in methane emissions is key to limiting global warming," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a press release on Tuesday. "This exciting new development will not only help researchers better pinpoint where methane leaks are coming from, but also provide insight on how they can be addressed -- quickly." NASA said its Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) is designed to foster understanding of the effects of ...
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NASA instrument detects dozens of methane super-emitters from space
26Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA instrument detects dozens of methane super-emitters from space

[ad_1] An orbital NASA instrument designed mainly to advance studies of airborne dust and its effects on climate change has proven adept at another key Earth-science function. An orbital NASA instrument designed mainly to advance studies of airborne dust and its effects on climate change has proven adept at another key Earth-science function - detecting large, worldwide emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.The device, called an imaging spectrometer, has identified more than 50 methane "super-emitters" in Central Asia, the Middle East and the Southwestern United States since it was installed in July aboard the International Space Station, NASA said on Tuesday. The newly measured methane hotspots - some previously known and others just discovered - include sprawling oil and gas...
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