AgrotechA NASA-based scientist estimates that about 34,000 farm fires burned in Punjab and Haryana from 1 October to 9 November, against an official 4,459 in Punjab alone. Three satellite studies show farmers now burn stubble after the satellites pass, casting doubt on the fire counts used to police burning
AgrotechA memorandum signed on 24 October commits USDA and NASA to work together on Earth observation, geospatial analytics and statistical methods for agricultural statistics, with acreage and yield estimates named as a goal.
AgrotechNASA's Space for Ag tour stopped at the Flickner Innovation Farm in Moundridge, where the farmer uses the OpenET satellite tool to track how much water his crops use.
Many scientists no longer ask whether there is life elsewhere in the universe but when it will be found, and some think it could happen within a few years.
NASA is sending 5,000 tardigrades and 128 baby squid into space to learn how well living things can survive there.
