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Reaching for the Stars from Kourou
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Published November 13, 2021
The James Webb Space Telescope will launch from Europe's spaceport near the Equator in French Guiana.
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Dust Blankets Tashkent
Published November 10, 2021
Meteorologists in Uzbekistan reported airborne levels of dust as high as they have been in 150 years of monitoring.
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Earth Processes, Climate Change Reveal Military History
Published November 11, 2021
Melting glaciers recently exposed artifacts of war in the Alps.
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First Light from Landsat 9
Now in its check-out period, the satellite has provided a glimpse of the compelling and useful imagery it will provide in tandem with Landsat 8.
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An Extra Air Pollution Burden
Published November 9, 2021
New research shows that neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., with more people of color are exposed to more air pollution and have higher rates of disease.
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Cloudscapes over Sumatra
Published November 7, 2021
Moist ocean air and steady winds pile up thunderheads and anvil clouds around Indonesia.
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Kjer Glacier, Then and Now
Published November 8, 2021
Like so many glaciers in Greenland, Kjer has retreated significantly in recent decades and now flows more rapidly toward the ocean.
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The Caspian’s Shallow North
Published November 6, 2021
It is likely to be one of the first areas that will dry out if water levels drop as much as some scientists expect.
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Australian Fires Fueled Unprecedented Blooms
Published November 4, 2021
Iron-rich aerosols from the 2019-2020 fires fertilized huge phytoplankton populations in the far South Pacific.
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Falling For Corn
More than one third of the world’s maize (corn) crop is grown in the United States, and the largest share comes from a swath of land across the Midwest.
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Northwest Ranges Make Rare Appearance
Published November 3, 2021
Clear skies between storm systems gave satellites a cloud-free view from the Coast Mountains in British Columbia to the Rockies in western Alberta.
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Hunting Milky Seas by Satellite
Published November 2, 2021
Like a sea captain tracking a white whale, Steve Miller has been chasing a rare form of marine bioluminescence for decades.
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