Geodesy
Geodesy: the science of accurately measuring and understanding three fundamental properties of the Earth: its geometric shape, its orientation in space, and its gravity field— as well as the changes of these properties with time. Many organizations use geodesy to map the U.S. shoreline, determine land boundaries, and improve transportation and navigation safety. To measure points on the Earth’s surface, geodesists assign coordinates (similar to a unique address) to points all over the Earth. oday, geodesists use space-based tools like the Global Positioning System (GPS) to measure points on the Earth’s surface.
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FEB 19, 2019Space & Astronomy
FEB 19, 2019NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touched down on the Martian surface less than t...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
FEB 17, 2019Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle, and core. And while that is true,...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 09, 2018Space & Astronomy
DEC 09, 2018It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touch...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2018Space & Astronomy
APR 30, 2018This upcoming Saturday isn’t just Cinco de Mayo; it’s also the day that NASA plans to launch its highly-anticipated InSight mission so that it...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
OCT 24, 2015NASA developed a laser communication system, which they tested for the first time in 2013 when they communicated with their Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Envir...Written By: Andrew J. Dunlop
FEB 19, 2019
Space & Astronomy
FEB 19, 2019
NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touched down on the Martian surface less than t...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
FEB 17, 2019
Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle, and core. And while that is true,...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 09, 2018
Space & Astronomy
DEC 09, 2018
It’s been less than two weeks since NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander touch...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2018
Space & Astronomy
APR 30, 2018
This upcoming Saturday isn’t just Cinco de Mayo; it’s also the day that NASA plans to launch its highly-anticipated InSight mission so that it...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
OCT 24, 2015
NASA developed a laser communication system, which they tested for the first time in 2013 when they communicated with their Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Envir...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
MAY 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
MAY 28, 2015
NASA has started testing its new Mars lander, which is scheduled to leave for the red planet in March of 2016. It's big, about the size of a car, and a-r...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
