NASA ends CloudSat Earth-observing mission after 18 years
NASA's pioneering CloudSat weather and climate mission has come to an end after nearly 18 productive years in Earth orbit.
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NASA's pioneering CloudSat weather and climate mission has come to an end after nearly 18 productive years in Earth orbit.
The latest projection from the European Space Agency predicts ERS-2 may reenter Earth's atmosphere around 10:41 a.m. EST on Wednesday.
A defunct European satellite is falling to Earth and is expected to plunge uncontrolled through the atmosphere Wednesday.
The European Space Agency predicted that ERS-2, a defunct satellite, will return to Earth this week. The satellite is likely to re-enter Earth's atmosphere Wednesday.
Today’s severe threat will be very conditional, meaning slight tweaks in the atmosphere will make the difference between warnings or nothing at all. The atmosphere will have what’s called a “cap” over Acadiana, which in simple terms means a layer of more stable air that stops storms from rising and developing. This “cap” will become […]