Scottish engineers deliver instrument to study 'greenhouse gases' from a NASA unmanned aircraft
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
Engineers in Edinburgh used to building instruments to look at the atmospheres of stars and distant planets have turned their attention to the atmosphere of Earth. A prototype instrument designed and built at the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) is on its way to NASA in the USA to help improve our understanding of the Earth's natural carbon cycle.