Satellites articles
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Satellite Image Shows Construction of World's First Floating City
A floating city, considered the world's first, is starting to take shape in the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.Satellite imagery provided exclusively to Newsweek by Maxar Technologies shows the state of construction of the Maldives Floating City, a development of modular floating platforms that is scheduled to be completed in 2027.The "island city," the brainchild of the Maldivian government in partnership with the Dutch architectural firm Waterstudio, is sprouting in a lagoon about 10...
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Hubble Network makes Bluetooth connection with a satellite for the first time
Hubble Network has become the first company in history to establish a Bluetooth connection directly to a satellite — a critical technology validation for the company, potentially opening the door to connecting millions more devices anywhere in the world. The Seattle-based startup launched its first two satellites to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 ride-share mission in […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Satellite images of plants' fluorescence can predict crop yields
Cornell researchers and collaborators have developed a new framework that allows scientists to predict crop yield without the need for enormous amounts of high-quality data—which is often scarce in developing countries, especially those facing heightened food insecurity and climate risk.