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Sometimes, you just want to give them a hug. Pyongyang put on this earnest show of transparency around its rocket launch, inviting foreign journalists into the heart of their futuristic Space Control...
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I’m sure they don’t mind, they just need to bloop around being all penguin-y while our scientists study their habits and habitat. By counting penguins in images taken from space, scientists estimate...
View ArticleThings Are Good: Copernicus Satellite Constellation Shares Big Climate Data
To some people space missions seem like a waste of resources, yet, thanks to many space missions we get scientific benefits. Launched by the European Union, the constellation of satirists known as...
View ArticleThings Are Good: How Satellite Alerts Save Forests
Information is key to success, and that’s especially true when it comes to fighting deforestation. Organizations and governments trying to protect our forests need to know where the illegal activity is...
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Natural gas, AKA methane, is really bad for the planet, and since it occurs some places “naturally” we need to find these new sources to stop them emitting. A classic example of “natural” methane...
View Articlemark a. rayner: Aliens at the Bruce
“Did you see that? Tell me you saw that!” Our first instinct was to question our eyes. We were stargazing near the tip of the… The post Aliens at the Bruce appeared first on mark a. rayner.
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