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5,000-pound European satellite burns up over Pacific Ocean after 30 years in orbit
ERS-2 satellite reentered Earth's atmosphere at 12:17 p.m. ET (5:17 p.m. GMT) on Wednesday, Feb. 21, burning up over a remote patch of the North Pacific Ocean roughly halfway between Alaska and ...
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Massive satellite completes fall toward Earth over Pacific Ocean near Hawaii
Throughout the process, the satellite was on track to complete reentry at points in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, then over the Norwegian Sea. The ESA says it “completed its atmospheric ...
We Found an Unexpected Anomaly in the Pacific Ocean
Earth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor of the ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
Newsweek's weekly update maps the locations of 12 aircraft carriers in the Indo-Pacific region as of February 14.
La Niña’s Return Cools the Pacific and Shakes Up Global Weather
La Niña has made a long-awaited return, cooling the Pacific and stirring up global weather patterns. This natural climate ...
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help estimate ...
California coastal community shifts 4 inches closer to the ocean each week: NASA
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope toward the Pacific Ocean at a rapid rate, according to NASA.
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Stanford sea turtle study uncovers new effects of global warming in the Pacific Ocean
Scientists believe it could signal significant changes ahead for the Pacific Ocean and our own Bay Area ... Ph.D. and his team fit the sea turtles with satellite transmitters to follow their ...