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How Satellite Can Predict Disease Outbreaks
Clever data mavericks have found a number of ways to leverage the information collected by satellites orbiting above, from calculating income growth profiles for agriculture to tracking the global oil...
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Vibrio cholerae (cholera) bacteria as seen under electron microscope. Photo: Pixnio.
Israel to Launch Three Nanosatellites in Formation
Scientists from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, will attempt to fly a group of autonomous nanosatellites in formation for the first time this year. The satellites will launch...
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The SAMSON nanosatellites' on board computer. Photo: Asher Space Research Institute.
Satellite Images of the World in 2017
Like most years, 2017 was a mixture of great triumphs, inconceivable tragedies and controversial events whose lasting impacts on history remain to be seen. 2017, however, also marked a flagship...
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The Women's March in Washington, D.C. on January 21, 2017. Photo: DigitalGlobe.
Vector and Nexus Partner to Bring Cryptocurrency to Space
Nanosatellite launch provider Vector announced a partnership with Nexus to host its decentralized cryptocurrency in space using Vector’s GalacticSky software-defined satellite platform. According to Nexus, this partnership also allows future...
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First design images of Vector's Block 0 satellite. Photo: Vector.