NASA satellites spy on forests
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Tracking trees in a changing climate A NASA funded study is using satellites to monitor forests, with the aim of measuring the impact of climate change on their growth and health.â¦
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Scientists delight in the performance of the Aura satellite, launched in July to check the health of the Earth's atmosphere.
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NASA's Messenger probe sends scientists a treasure-trove of data, and with two more flybys and an orbital mission to follow, these images are just the beginning.
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Spy satellite, due to fall to Earth next month, is size of small bus and has hazardous chemicals on board
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A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
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NASA is bringing high-tech satellite images and visualization tools to bear on the unique environmental problems of Central America.
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For the first time, NASA scientists have used a shrewd spaceborne detective to track the origin and movement of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere. This perspective is vital to improve the understanding of Earth's water cycle and its role in weather and climate.
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NASA scientists are using space satellites to unravel one of the great mysteries of the ancient world.  The long-lost secrets they're discovering could help modern people in Central America avoid the fate of the Maya.
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By MICHAEL STROH The Baltimore Sun  Amateurs scan motes of interstellar dust captured by NASA's Stardust spacecraft.   BALTIMORE -- By day, Martin Courtney pounds out reports for a government contractor.
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Official pens seeing plenty of action It's all go this week for the European Space Agency, ESA. The agency has ordered the first satellites for its Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme, and finalised details of how it will work with NASA on two massive projects: the James Webb Space Telescope and the LISA Pathfinder mission.â¦
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The Urban Forest Mapping Project, an open-source database that maps every public tree in San Francisco, goes online. Squirrels are worried, but the project's engineers hope their code spreads. By Rachel Swaby.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) launched a space observatory named Swift last week to scan the universe for violent celestial explosions that astronomers believe represent the birth screams of black holes.
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By Matthew Daly  WASHINGTON - Students from New York to Alaska will be exploring forests and wetlands as part of an effort by the U.S. Forest Service to get kids out of the classroom and into the woods.
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Twin NASA spacecraft have beamed back spectacular views of the sun, helping scientists track violent solar storms that can fry satellites and overload power lines on Earth.
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The surface of one of the brightest stars in the night sky is imaged by scientists.
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Blog: Federal scientists using Google earth to map smoke form big wild fires.
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Dramatic pics capture scale of inferno While Southern California's firefighters battle to contain the wildfires which have provoked the mass evacuation of 500,000 people, killed at least one, and destroyed around 1,300 homes and businesses, NASA satellites have being doing their bit to record aerial views of the drama for posterity:â¦