Satellite imagery tracks shipping pollution

Satellite Image Shows Tracks of Shipping Pollution
Keith Barry, wired.com

When ships cross bodies of water, they leave behind visible “tracks” of pollution. NASA has been using satellite imagery to collect data on ship tracks, and the results are mildly disturbing.

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Satellite Internet: 15Mbps, no matter where you live

Satellite Internet: 15Mbps, no matter where you live in the US
Jon Brodkin, arstechnica.com

billrdioAmerica is a land of haves and have-nots when it comes to broadband Internet. While many of us enjoy downloads speeds of 50 or even 100 Mbps, 119 million Americans lack broadband access (defined as 4Mbps down and 1Mbps up). Out of those 11…

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NASA shows that earth looks like one big disco ball at night

Satellite images of Earth, city lights at night
Posted By: Bryan Chan, latimes.com

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NASA has released images of Earth at night from the Suomi Nation­al Polar-Orbiting Part­ner­ship satel­lite that is orbit­ing 512 miles above the Earth’s sur­face. The agency stitched some of these images togeth­er to cre­ate a…

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