Originally Published by BBC News — A huge new water source has been discovered in the arid Turkana region of northern Kenya, which could supply the country for 70 years, the government says.
Glory Delayed for NASA, But What's Next?
The Glory mishap is a setback for NASA, but the agency is moving forward. In the meantime, another U.S. aerosol monitor isn’t due into space until the end of the decade.
The Land, Atmosphere Near-Real-Time Capability For EOS (LANCE)
Instruments aboard satellites make global measurements daily. But processing can take up to 40 hours. Agencies and others require these Earth Observing System products in near-real-time for everything from weather forecasting to national security. This article describes a NASA project called LANCE that processes data in three hours.
NASA’s Glory will be in improving climate models
Glory, a new edition to the A-Train constellation of environmental monitoring satellites, is due to go into space in late February. A monitor and sensor aboard will help scientists better understand the dynamics of global warming, and sort out changes in the sun’s energy from natural and human influences.