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Curiosity finally found Mars' missing carbon: 'Surprising and important breakthrough'
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered siderite in Gale Crater. This shows Mars had a partial carbon cycle, storing and releasing ...
Rover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle
Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...
Biomass Mission: Mapping Earth's Lungs in 3D
The new European mission to monitor Earth's forests in three dimensions has taken off. Departing right on time at 11:15 and ...
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The world’s biggest space-based radar will measure Earth’s forests from orbit
The Biomass mission will use a long-forbidden part of the radio spectrum to see how much carbon forests capture.
Curiosity rover reveals ancient carbon cycle on Mars
Billions of years ago, Mars was warm, wet, and capable of sustaining liquid water on its surface. Scientists have long ...
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Earth Is Approaching Dangerous, Irreversible Climate Tipping Points, Scientists Warn
Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying ...
ESA launches Biomass satellite to map Earth's forests and measure carbon storage
Using a new radar technique, Biomass can 'see' through clouds and tree canopies down to the forest floor, where most ...
Video: Lifting the canopy on Earth's forests
ESA's state-of-the-art Biomass mission has been designed to shed new light on the health and dynamics of the world's forests, ...
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‘Space Brolly’ satellite to map Earth’s forests in 3D and help combat climate change
In order to understand climate change, the ESA has successfully launched its groundbreaking Biomass satellite from Kourou, ...