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  Google's Timelapse project shows how the Earth has changed over a quarter of a century

  By Matt Brian on May 9, 2013 08:14 am + 53 comments

  Google has expanded its mapping platform to launch a new project called Timelapse, taking you back Continue reading…

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  Nearly all animal species in America mapped by US Geological Survey

  By Carl Franzen on April 22, 2013 11:33 am + 7 comments

  The US Geological Survey (USGS) late last week released a powerful new tool for conservationists and Continue reading…

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  Watch NASA launch Landsat 8, its latest Earth-imaging satellite, this afternoon

  By Adi Robertson on February 11, 2013 11:02 am + 6 comments

  Landsat 8, the latest of NASA's Earth-imaging satellites, is set to launch this afternoon. NASA and Continue reading…

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  Landsat 5, the oldest satellite watching Earth, is shutting down after almost 30 years

  By Adi Robertson on December 26, 2012 04:26 pm + 25 comments

  The US Geological Survey will soon shut down Landsat 5, an observational satellite that has been Continue reading…

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  Google creates time-lapse videos of the Earth using Landsat satellite data

  By Andrew Webster on July 24, 2012 06:15 pm + 8 comments

  NASA isn't the only one celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Landsat satellite program — Google Continue reading…

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  NASA begins testing GPS-based earthquake and tsunami detection system

  By Amar Toor on April 25, 2012 02:33 am

  NASA announced today that it has begun testing a GPS system designed to locate the precise position Continue reading…

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  Google adds emergency alerts to Maps

  By Adi Robertson on January 25, 2012 09:49 pm + 6 comments

  Visitors to Google Maps will now see floods, earthquakes, and blizzards when they search for Continue reading…