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Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer – Expert Reaction

Dying satellites are burning through the ozone layer – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 June 202414 June 2024

Old satellites burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere are releasing compounds that could jeopardize the recovery of the ozone hole. […]

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Tracking the world’s methane emissions from space – Expert Reaction

Tracking the world’s methane emissions from space – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 February 202405 March 2024

The MethaneSAT satellite is set to launch soon, with its mission control to be based in Aotearoa. The project is […]

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New space companies face their first solar maximum – Expert Reaction

New space companies face their first solar maximum – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 October 202311 December 2024

With the next solar maximum on the horizon – where solar activity peaks – new space players are operating in an […]

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Māori perspectives on New Zealand’s space sector – Expert Reaction

Māori perspectives on New Zealand’s space sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 October 202211 December 2024

Public consultation on New Zealand’s Aerospace Strategy and Space Policy Review will close today, the 31st of October.  The consultation documents highlight the need […]

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The future of space science in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

The future of space science in Aotearoa – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 September 202211 December 2024

The government is asking the public for their input on the future of aerospace in Aotearoa, seeking submissions on satellites, […]

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James Webb Telescope’s first pictures – Expert Reaction

James Webb Telescope’s first pictures – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 July 202213 July 2022

NASA has released some of the deepest and highest-resolution images of the universe to date. The images have been captured by the James […]

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Using satellites to study Whakaari – Expert Reaction

Using satellites to study Whakaari – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 June 202111 December 2024

A satellite measuring sulphur dioxide emissions fortuitously passed over Whakaari/White Island almost an hour after its deadly eruption on 9 […]

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Water on the moon – Expert Reaction

Water on the moon – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 October 2020

Scientists have used a telescope on a plane to confirm observations of water on the Moon. Research also shows the Moon’s shady […]

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New Zealand’s space economy – Expert Reaction

New Zealand’s space economy – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 November 201911 December 2024

New Zealand’s space sector contributed $1.69 billion to the economy in the last financial year, according to a report commissioned […]

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Satellite to measure methane emissions – Expert Reaction

Satellite to measure methane emissions – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 November 201908 November 2019

Mission control for an international space mission to locate and measure global methane emissions will be based in New Zealand. […]

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