A layer of stratocumulus clouds over the Pacific Ocean served as the backdrop on June 21, 2012, when NASA's Terra satellite captured this rainbow-like optical phenomenon known as a glory. An added viewing bonus in this image is the swirling von Karman vortices visible to the right of the glory.
Data from NASA's Terra satellite paint a clear picture of the intensity and scope of the massive heat wave contributing to record-breaking Rocky Mountain wildfire devastation.
Scientists using light detection and ranging Earth observation technology have uncovered more substantial seismic hazards than previously thought to exist near Lake Tahoe.
A superabundance of geospatial intelligence data, along with incompatible data formats, creates the gigantic challenge of gleaning critical nuggets of actionable intelligence from streams of useless static.
On June 29, 2012, the National Reconnaissance Office launched a classified satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard the world's most powerful rocket.
There have been many images of the full disc of Earth from space, but few have looked quite like this. Using natural-color images acquired by the recently launched Suomi-NPP satellite, a NASA scientist has compiled a stunning new view showcasing the Arctic and high latitudes.
GeoEye will receive only $181 million of the $337 million it was expecting from the U.S. government to build its next-generation satellite. The company's EnhancedView deal is in jeopardy as well.
The role of Earth observation in sustainable development was front and center at the Rio+20 summit on promoting jobs, clean energy and a more sustainable use of our planet's resources.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency aims to bolster its support of military and intelligence operations, intelligence analysis, homeland defense and humanitarian and disaster relief.
The U.S. military has dozens of different drones in its arsenal, each with its unique controller, but one Pentagon office thinks that's archaic and wants controls that can handle an entire fleet at once.
