How Saturday's satellite launch will improve understanding of rising sea levels
Thursday, September 13, 2018 - 15:30
in Astronomy & Space
Shortly before dawn on Saturday, NASA is set to launch ICESat-2, a satellite that will use a laser to measure the changing height of Earth’s ice. Scientists are trying to understand how frozen and icy areas — known as the cryosphere — are being affected by the warming of the planet. The satellite...