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Earth’s northern biomass mapped and measured
ESA and student teams kick-off Fly Your Satellite!
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Earth’s northern biomass mapped and measured

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:08 AM PDT

The biomass of the northern hemisphere's forests has been mapped with greater precision than ever before thanks to satellites, improving our understanding of the carbon cycle and our prediction of Earth's future climate.

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ESA and student teams kick-off Fly Your Satellite!

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:06 AM PDT

Six student teams and their supervisors have gathered at ESTEC for the kick-off of the new Fly Your Satellite! Programme under the ESA Education Office. For the next three days, ESA experts will introduce the objectives and present the activities to be performed during the first phase of the programme.

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Earthrise

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 03:02 AM PDT

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 1968. That evening, the astronauts--Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders--held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. Said Lovell, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth."
They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.

Image Credit: NASA

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Ames Hosts Media for Rescheduled IRIS Launch

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:59 AM PDT