New massive satellite can spy more than ever before
A new colossal satellite will use radar technology to see through smoke, ash and even trees.
The three-tonne, $1.5 billion NISAR satellite will be able to detect changes on Earth's surface down to the centimetre.
ABC NewsRadio's Laura Tchilinguirian spoke with Dr Brad Tucker, Astrophysicist and Cosmologist at the Australian National University about exactly what it'll be able to see.
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