Debrief: Japan Researches Space Telescope To Continuously Watch Earth

The OSCAR-J project aims to develop and demonstrate fundamental telescope technologies Credit: JAXA

The OSCAR-J project aims to develop and demonstrate fundamental telescope technologies.

Credit: JAXA
If you could point a large space-based telescope at Earth, you could in theory watch what is happening on the surface in real time. Video streams coming from such a telescope could be used to monitor natural disasters, infrastructure or study economic activity. It might also give a military a God’s...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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