A DigitalGlobe image shows the world's largest hand-painted flag, created by artist Scott LoBaido, on the 3.5-acre roof of Lamons Gasket Company near William P. Hobby Airport in Houston.
State of the Sea at Start of Hurricane Season
Satellite data show the 2012 hurricane season in North and Central America arrives with a muddled outlook, with sea surface temperatures that are neither particularly warm or cool.
SMOS Satellite: European Water Supplies in Jeopardy
Although Western Europe enjoys ongoing mild weather trends, the European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission reveals the negative consequences of this recent bout of good weather.
Russian Forests Benefit from Satellite Imagery
DigitalGlobe says it will significantly expand delivery of high-resolution imagery to Roslesinforg, a division of Russia’s Federal Forestry Agency.
Keeping an Eye on Greenland's Fresh Water
Scientists closely watch Greenland's liquid water, which is believed to lubricate the bases of glaciers, allowing them to move faster, dump fresh water into the ocean and raise sea levels.
Hosted Payloads Report Sheds Light on Government and Industry Requirements
Paris and Montreal,May 29, 2012–Euroconsult, the leading international research and analysis firm specialized in the space sector, today announced the launch of its latest research report, "Hosted Payloads: The View From Within." Following discussions with the...
Setting Sun Creates Cloud-Sea Montage
The setting sun highlights cloud patterns”as well as the Pacific Ocean surface itself”in this photograph taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS was over Chile’s Andes Mountains at the time.
Aqua Satellite Chronicles Mammoth Fires
Two lightning-sparked blazes that merged in a mountainous New Mexico forest is close to becoming the largest wildfire in state history, according to fire officials.
Cryosat Satellite Goes to Sea
CryoSat was designed to measure Arctic sea-ice thickness, but high-resolution mapping of ocean-floor topography now is being added to the ice mission's repertoire.
Russians Launch Film-Based EO Satellite
Nearly a quarter century after the United States abandoned film-based Earth observation satellites for digital sensors, why are the Russians still using film in some satellites?
