{"id":16182,"date":"2025-05-03T13:26:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T13:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16182"},"modified":"2025-05-03T13:26:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T13:26:45","slug":"giant-space-umbrella-will-soon-orbit-earth-to-complete-important-job-but-its-not-stopping-the-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=16182","title":{"rendered":"Giant \u2018space umbrella\u2019 will soon orbit Earth to complete important job but it&#8217;s not stopping the rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">This new apparatus has an important job<\/h2>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The European Space Agency (ESA) have now launched a large umbrella-like craft into space, though it&#8217;s task isn&#8217;t to stop rain from falling but instead to study vital data surrounding climate change and global warming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Only recently was experimental research approved to\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/science\/news\/controversial-experiment-dim-the-sun-approved-within-weeks-952175-20250425\">block out sunlight from reaching the Earth<\/a>\u00a0as a means of controlling global warming, but this newly launched mission by the\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/space\">ESA<\/a>\u00a0has a different purpose within the same realm of study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/climate-change\">Climate change<\/a>\u00a0is arguably one of the most pressing issues currently facing our planet, as researchers warn that\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/science\/researchers-warn-climate-change-tipping-point-811286-20250220\">we&#8217;re reaching a &#8216;tipping point&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0that&#8217;ll be hard to manage if\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/news\/worlds-richest-people-carbon-use-10-days-134715-20250113\">harmful emissions aren&#8217;t contained<\/a>\u00a0in the next few years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">While many rightfully argue that nothing will happen if\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/vehicles\/plane-news\/jeff-bezos-private-jet-usage-carbon-pollution-168050-20241104\">wider polluting actions aren&#8217;t prevented<\/a>\u00a0in a large scale effort to\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/news\/tech-news\/uae-building-6-billion-solar-farm-battery-project-783540-20250116\">move to greener energy solutions<\/a>, vital information could indeed be sourced by the ESA&#8217;s latest project that helps us understand the effects of deforestation on our planet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet Biomass\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aKCd3RH3KzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">As reported by the\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/29\/giant-space-umbrella-will-orbit-earth-not-stop-rain-22994561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Metro<\/a>, an ESA mission named &#8216;Biomass&#8217; has sent an umbrella-like spacecraft into orbit, with aims to measure the &#8216;weight&#8217; of rainforests and jungles &#8211; especially in relation to their carbon impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Forests are often referred to as the world&#8217;s &#8216;green lungs&#8217; due to the amount of carbon dioxide that they consume and transform into the air, but when they&#8217;re cut down through deforestation efforts (often in actions that have wider polluting effects) this carbon is then released into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">It&#8217;s currently not properly understood exactly how impactful this carbon release is on our planet in relation to global warming, yet with Biomass this could finally be\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_link__6t7IO\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uniladtech.com\/science\">measured<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The umbrella-like craft measures around 12 meters in width, and features a P-band synthetic aperture radar that allows scientists to create 3D maps of forests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">This then reveals the forest&#8217;s biomass and heigh, which will improve knowledge of habitat loss and the effects of that on global biodiversity. In detail, the radar will measure the areas where carbon is stored &#8211; trunks, branches, and stems &#8211; and that&#8217;ll help inform the true effects of cutting down trees in certain areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltb5d92757ac1ee045\/bltced736fa2440535c\/681204feedff3f1a3e21d5c7\/biomass-esa.jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" 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