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ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage

Using a new radar technique, Biomass can 'see' through clouds and tree canopies down to the forest floor, where most biomass—and therefore carbon—is concentrated.

Euronews · 1d

ESA successfully launches Biomass, the satellite set to unlock the secrets of the world's forests

The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they work and how they are changing.

Space.com · 1d

Vega-C rocket launches European forest-monitoring 'Biomass' satellite to orbit (video)

The European Space Agency 's (ESA) Biomass spacecraft lifted off atop a Vega-C rocket from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on Tuesday at 5:15 a.m. EDT (0915 GMT; 6:15 a.m. local time in Korea). Arianespace's stream began at 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT), and the launch can now be watched on demand.

The Next Web1d

Giant radar ‘umbrella’ launches into space on mission to transform climate science

The European Space Agency (ESA) has blasted its Biomass satellite into space — and it could change everything we know about ...

The World from PRX1d

European space agency launches new satellite to count carbon in trees

The European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched a first-of-a-kind satellite on Tuesday that will count the carbon in Earth’s rainforests. Scientists hope to better understand the importance of ...

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Widest High-Res Image Of The Sun Yet Snapped By ESA’s Solar Orbiter

The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter is studying the Sun like never before. Just two months ago, it used Venus to leave ...

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ESA chief calls for global space debris regulations

There are over 40,000 pieces of space debris orbiting Earth that, in the event of a collision, could cause significant damage ...

Could astronauts farm fish in space?

Fish was suggested as an option because it's a source of protein, and has omega-3, and B vitamins which are good at taking ...

The Next Web9d

ESA and IBM launch AI model with ‘intuitive’ understanding of Earth

IBM and the European Space Agency (ESA) have launched TerraMind, billed as the best-performing AI model for Earth observation ...

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Earth's orbit may be in trouble. Why space debris is to blame.

There are roughly 1.1 million debris fragments larger than 0.04 inches and about 40,500 fragments larger than 4 inches in orbit according to the ESA. NASA states that debris can reach speeds of 18,000 ...

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