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The view from orbit has a deep effect on our perceptions -- it shifts us from a place of limited ground-based perception to a place of extended perception.

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: The Phoenix Generation: The Rise of Those Who Will Change the World Ph.D. Kingsley Dennis 2012

The view from orbit has a deep effect on our perceptions -- it shifts us from a place of limited ground-based perception to a place of extended perception.

Kingsley Dennis, Ph.D.: The Phoenix Generation: The Rise of Those Who Will Change the World Ph.D. Kingsley Dennis 2012

But these icy Solar System bodies are billions of miles away, so all we can do is use data gathered from ground-based telescopes or spacecraft, such as Galileo, Cassini or New Horizons, which is currently on its way to Pluto.

SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Rachel Mastrapa - Paving the Way for Astronomical Discoveries SETI Institute 2011

Vogt and Butler used ground-based telescopes to track the star's precise movements over 11 years and watch for wobbles that indicate planets are circling it.

Gliese 581g 'Goldilocks' Planet Could Be Just Right For Life? The Huffington Post News Team 2010

But these icy Solar System bodies are billions of miles away, so all we can do is use data gathered from ground-based telescopes or spacecraft, such as Galileo, Cassini or New Horizons, which is currently on its way to Pluto.

SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Rachel Mastrapa - Paving the Way for Astronomical Discoveries SETI Institute 2011

Earlier this year, the FCC said the company could use them for a national ground-based wireless network.

LightSquared Files Revised Broadband Proposal Mia Lamar 2011

When it is up and running, by the 2020s, it will be 10s of times more sensitive than any existing ground-based telescope.

British scientists bid for contracts to develop worlds' largest telescope 2011

An industry-government report released last week urged more focus on short-term benefits of air-traffic control modernization before advocating sweeping changes that would effectively replace ground-based radar networks with onboard satellite-based systems.

Airlines Want Satellite-Aided Airport Approaches Andy Pasztor 2011

The scientists used ground-based telescopes as well as the Hubble Space Telescope and Texas supercomputers, observing stars near the black holes and measuring the stellar velocities to uncover these vast, invisible regions.

Black Holes Billions Of Times Bigger Than Sun Discovered (IMAGE) 2011

Vogt and Butler used ground-based telescopes to track the star's precise movements over 11 years and watch for wobbles that indicate planets are circling it.

Gliese 581g 'Goldilocks' Planet Could Be Just Right For Life? AP 2010