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First open-source satellite project puts citizen science sensors in space

First open-source satellite project puts citizen science sensors in space | Science News | Scoop.it

What would you do if you had one week to control a research satellite? The ArduSat (Arduino Satellite) utilizes state of the art Arduino Processors to process data from over 25 sensors, all housed within a 10cm x 10cm x 10cm CubeSat miniature satellite. Participants will be able to collaborate with others to formulate, test, and ultimately deploy publicly designed applications to run experiments.


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[VIDEO] Sarah Parcak: Archaeology from space (TEDTalks)

http://www.ted.com In this short talk, TED Fellow Sarah Parcak introduces the field of "space archeology" -- using satellite images to search for clues to the lost sites of past civilizations.

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[VIDEO] Touring the Ocean Bottom

This visualization tours the ocean floor from the gentle continental slopes to the deepest trenches using data analyzed and archived by NOAA. Does it look familiar? It is actually the same data that Google has incorporated into Google Earth and Ocean.

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[VIDEO] DARPA Space Enabled Effects for Military Engagements (SeeMe)

DARPA's SeeMe program aims to give mobile, US warfighters overseas access to on-demand, space-based tactical information in remote and beyond-line-of-sight conditions. If successful, SeeMe will provide timely imagery to warfighters of their immediate surroundings via handheld devices.


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Satellite proposed to send solar power to Earth

Satellite proposed to send solar power to Earth | Science News | Scoop.it

(Phys.org) -- Artemis Innovation Management Solutions has been given some seed money by NASA to look deeper into a project the company first proposed last summer; namely, building a satellite that could collect energy from the sun and beam it back down to Earth to add to the electrical grid.


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[VIDEO] EARTH Masterpieces of Ice and Stone

Revel in Earth as Art. Make sure you watch in glorious 1080p. Landsat missions were launched for scientific purposes, but they make up one of the most awe-inspiring collections of beautiful images of our home planet.

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Photo: 'White Marble' Shows Arctic View of Earth

Photo: 'White Marble' Shows Arctic View of Earth | Science News | Scoop.it
A newly launched polar-orbiting satellite snapped the picture.
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[VIDEO] Sea Surface Currents and Temperature

http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003900/a003912/index.html...
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Patterns from space: beautiful satellite images of river deltas around the world - Telegraph

Patterns from space: beautiful satellite images of river deltas around the world - Telegraph | Science News | Scoop.it
Patterns from space: beautiful satellite images of river deltas around the world.
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INTERACTIVE - Urban Energy Patterns

INTERACTIVE - Urban Energy Patterns | Science News | Scoop.it

Two students unveil an interactive Web-based map that allows people to visualize energy use in specific neighborhoods in more than 40 American cities. 



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Mysterious Geologic Structure Seen from Space

Mysterious Geologic Structure Seen from Space | Science News | Scoop.it

A huge, copper-toned formation in West Africa dominates a mesmerizing photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers snapped this hypnotic image of the so-called Richat structure in Mauritania, as the space station flew over the Sahara Desert on the Atlantic Coast of West Africa. Erosion of the various rock layers created the ring-like features that make up the sprawling structure, but the origin of the Richat structure remains somewhat mysterious, geologists have said.

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Earth, Behind the Scenes : Image of the Day

Earth, Behind the Scenes : Image of the Day | Science News | Scoop.it
NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, Suomi NPP, collected the images that went into this new view of our home planet.
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