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Google's 'virtual satellite' AI model can provide a near real-time view of Earth
Google has introduced a new AI model called AlphaEarth Foundations that it says can function like a "virtual satellite." ...
Earth Monitoring AI Models Are Getting Smarter, But Climate Change Is Moving Faster
AI is used to process satellite imagery to monitor climate change, but scientists warn that analysis is still falling behind ...
Simulations prove early Earth's liquid core generated protective magnetic field
Earth is fortunate in having a magnetic field: it protects the planet and its life from harmful cosmic radiation. Other ...
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Google AI model mines trillions of images to create maps of Earth ‘at any place and time’
The system will save time spent on processing satellite data, researchers say — but they hope the tech firm will share more ...
When Earth’s Surface Shifts, a New Satellite Will See It
NISAR, built jointly by NASA and India’s space agency and launched on Wednesday, will use radar to monitor tiny changes ...
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Collaboration or collapse: Why Earth observation must be a global mission
At this year's symposium, ESA celebrated 50 years of space science and cooperation. But behind the celebration was a warning: ...
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Powerful satellite will map changes on Earth in stunning detail — down to a centimetre
NISAR — which stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar — will use two radar instruments operating at different ...
Scientists Are Turning the Earth Beneath Our Feet Into a Giant Battery
A new technology known as Geochemical Energy Storage (GES) could provide months-long storage for renewable energy, increasing ...