FLEX satellite maps plant stress

The European Space Agency launched the FLEX satellite to detect plant stress from space by measuring faint photosynthetic fluorescence, aiming to map agricultural and climate-related vegetation health.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Mission FLEX launched: Detecting plant stress from space

The European Space Agency is studying vegetation with the FLEX research mission, showing how much farming is affected by climate change.

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

"Flex" on the way to space: New mission studies plant health

How healthy are plants on Earth? A new ESA mission aims to answer this from space. The satellite "Flex" detects the faint glow of photosynthesis and should reveal when plants are under stress.

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Handelsblatt

"Spaceflight: How the Satellite 'Flex' Will Make Plant Stress Visible"

Heat, pollution, and diseases: plants are constantly under stress. A weak signal could reveal how healthy they are. A satellite will now make exactly this visible.

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