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Watch the latest water satellite unfold itself in space

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite launched into Earth orbit on December 16. It was launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in central California. Engineers are working to prepare the mission to begin measuring the height of water on over 90%...

Scientists develop low-cost system to measure space weather without leaving the ground

A research team from Nagoya University's Institute of Space-Earth Environmental Research (ISEE) built a magneto-impedance sensor magnetometer (MIM). It will measure variations in the Earth's geomagnetic field using an Aichi Steel Corporation sensor. Geomagnetic fluctuations are closely related to phenomena occurring in space. So, upper...

Real-time space observations can now keep watch over ‘super emitter’ power plants

Countries that signed the 2015 Paris Agreement committed to keeping the average global temperature rise "well below" 2 degrees Celsius. Every five years, they are to issue "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs), which describe their actions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and adapt to...

New computer simulation aids in the search for the origin of cosmic rays

An international research team has created a computer program that can simulate cosmic ray transport through space. The researchers hope it will help them solve the mystery of cosmic ray sources. So far, we don't know which celestial objects are responsible for the high-energy radiation...

Mid-depth waters off the United States East Coast are getting saltier

A new study led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) reveals a significant increase in the frequency of warm saltwater intrusions from the deep ocean to the continental shelf along the Middle Atlantic Bight, which stretches from the Gulf of Maine to Cape...

Earth’s magnetic poles are not likely to flip

The appearance of a mystery location in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is quickly deteriorating has sparked suspicion that Earth is on the verge of reversing its magnetic polarity. A new study, though, reveals that the current alterations aren't exceptional and...