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  • 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. Keith Barry http://flip.it/FCNaA Related articles NASA releases satellite images of storm that spawned Oklahoma…

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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…

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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 Photography 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… http://flip.it/qaOMz Related articles This gorgeous video…

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