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Don’t miss the final ESA Impact of the year!

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Top Earth observation stories of 2024

Monday, 23 December 2024 07:00
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This year has been a whirlwind of fascinating Earth observation stories, from dramatic volcanic eruptions to Saharan dust plumes to epic meteorite craters. Let’s dive into some of the most memorable highlights from 2024.

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The British government is funding a group of in-orbit servicing ventures to help develop ground rules for their planned rendezvous and proximity operations.

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NTN - Space for 5G and 6G

In a world first, ESA and Telesat have successfully connected a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to the ground using 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) technology in the Ka-band frequency range, marking a crucial step towards making space-based connections as simple as using a mobile phone.

NASA delays launch of heliophysics missions

Sunday, 22 December 2024 18:59
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NASA is delaying the launch of three missions to study the sun by several months because of issues with the primary payload.

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Liechtenstein signs the Artemis Accords

Sunday, 22 December 2024 17:14
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Liechtenstein AA signing

Liechtenstein became the latest country to sign the Artemis Accords Dec.

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Parker Solar Probe

A NASA spacecraft is performing better than expected as it makes its closest approach to the sun this week.

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The United States Space Force is a critical component of our nation’s defense. As the newest branch of the U.S.

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) recently captured an image of the retired InSight lander, offering insights into dust accumulation on Mars. Taken on Oct. 23 using the orbiter's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, the image reveals InSight's solar panels now share the same reddish-brown hue as the Martian surface. InSight, which landed in November 2018, was
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 23, 2024
I have always loved the mountains. Growing up on the flat plains of Midwestern USA, every summer I looked forward to spending a few days on alpine trails while on vacation. Climbing upward from the trailhead, the views changed constantly. After climbing a short distance, the best views were often had by looking back down on where we had started. As we climbed higher, views of the valleys below e
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Greenbelt MD (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
NASA's DAVINCI - Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble gases, Chemistry, and Imaging - mission embodies the spirit of innovation and exploration that its namesake, Leonardo da Vinci, was famous for. Scheduled to launch in the early 2030s, DAVINCI will explore Venus with both a spacecraft and a descent probe. DAVINCI's probe will be the first in the 21st century to brave Venus' atmos

Aurora mapping across North America

Sunday, 22 December 2024 05:27
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Boston MA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
As seen across North America at sometimes surprisingly low latitudes, brilliant auroral displays provide evidence of solar activity in the night sky. More is going on than the familiar visible light shows during these events, though: When aurora appear, the Earth's ionosphere is experiencing an increase in ionization and total electron content (TEC) due to energetic electrons and ions precipitat
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Baltimore MD (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is in good health and operating normally as it speeds toward its closest-ever flight around the Sun on Christmas Eve. Mission operators at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, received a beacon transmission from Parker, through NASA's Deep Space Network complex in Canberra, Australia, indicating all spacecraft systems were operat
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2024
T-Mobile has launched registration for its beta program of T-Mobile Starlink, a new direct-to-cell satellite service set to eliminate cellular dead zones by covering the 500,000 square miles in the U.S. without ground-based network access. The beta program follows recent FCC approval and marks a key step in integrating Starlink's satellite technology with T-Mobile's terrestrial network. "T
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