The South African National Space Agency announced a new edition of a satellite image mosaic of the entire country, comprising 952 images from the Spot 5 Earth observation satellite.
Ball Aerospace Delivers New Imager to NASA
The GMI instrument has arrived at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center for integration into NASA’s GPM Earth science satellite.
Swiss Janitor Satellite to Target Orbital Debris
Swiss scientists plan to launch a janitor satellite designed to latch onto chunks of orbiting debris and throw them back into Earth’s atmosphere, where they'll burn up upon re-entry.
Clouds Are Heading Lower
Earth's clouds got a little lower”about 1 percent on average”during the first decade of this century, according to a new NASA-funded university study using Earth observation data.
Giovanna Leaves Madagascar a Mess
At least 23 people died and thousands of homes were destroyed in February when Tropical Cyclone Giovanna slammed into eastern Madagascar packing heavy rain and winds of 125 knots.
Civil Unmanned Aircraft Will Sap Bandwidth
As the eyes-in-the-sky scenario outlined by the U.S. Pentagon makes its way toward civil use, unmanned aircraft could gobble up a disproportionate chunk of bandwidth.
Counting Penguins from Space
Polar researchers increasingly use high-resolution satellite imagery to find, count, and assess the population health of penguin and seal colonies around the Antarctic.
Venice to Host Radar Altimetry Symposium
In a city where sea level is of critical significance, a scientific conference on the Earth observing satellite radar that records sea-surface height will be held in September.
Drones Keep an Eye on Australia's Beaches
A remote-controlled helicopter nicknamed the “scientific predator is documenting tons of litter left or washed up on Australia's beaches, helping scientists calculate the impact on marine life.
ESA's Swarm Constellation Ready to Head North
Three satellites comprising the European Space Agency's Swarm mission were presented to the media on Feb. 17 in Germany. They'll soon be packed up and shipped to Russia for a July launch.
