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NASA-Supported Techniques are "Best Practice" for UN Disaster Risk Reduction Guidelines

More than 925,000 Rohingya refugees currently reside in Bangladesh, but the camps they stay in are at risk from deadly landslides, especially during monsoon season. Decision makers there are using NASA Earth observations to inform which areas are most at risk – and now, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has incorporated these practices into a set of...

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Yet

Portal origin URL: NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama YetPortal origin nid: 458626Published: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 07:43Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: To go along with the stunning 1.8-billion-pixel image, a new video offers a sweeping view of the Red Planet.Portal image: NASA's Curiosity rover captured its...

NASA's Deep Space Antenna Upgrades to Affect Voyager Communications

Portal origin URL: NASA's Deep Space Antenna Upgrades to Affect Voyager CommunicationsPortal origin nid: 458625Published: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 07:40Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: The antenna enhancements will improve future spacecraft communications, but during the upgrades, Voyager 2 will not be able to receive new commands from Earth.Portal...