The European Space Agency's Swarm satellites, which will unravel the complexities of Earth's magnetic shield, are being put through their paces to ensure they will withstand the rigors of space.
Brazil Hopes Drones Will Help Nab Environmental Crooks
Armed with new unmanned aircraft, Brazilian authorities are sending them out over the wilderness to hunt for poachers and illegal mining and logging.
Human Impact on Earth Portrayed with Imagery
Canadian anthropologist Felix Pharand has created a series of visualizations mapping the presence of technology onto a selection of satellite images of Earth.
RapidEye Satellite Captures Submarine Volcano Eruption
Off the coast of El Hierro, in the southwest reaches of the Canary Islands, Earth has been spewing gas and rock into the ocean.
Hundreds Dead from Record Cambodia Floods
Before-and-after satellite images paint a clear picture of the worst flooding in Cambodia in more than a decade. In addition to more than 200 people dead, at least 34,000 were evacuated.
Toxic Algae Bloom Invades Lake Erie
The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades. It also contains massive amounts of a liver toxin that can be deadly to most dogs.
System to Glue Together Global UAS Network
An autonomous, self-regulating network that controls a vast array of unmanned aerial systems will boost the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's growing anticipatory capabilities.
Operation IceBridge Observes Antarctica from Above
For the third consecutive October, NASA research aircraft are flying over Antarctica in search of clues about the health and dynamics of the frozen continent's massive ice sheets and shelves.
Declassified Spy Satellite a Great Relief for Engineer
A 74-year-old Holocaust survivor who helped pioneer the government's top-secret spy satellites during the Cold War finally can talk about it 46 years later.
ESA Announces GMES Masters Winners
The winners of the first European Earth observation competition, the GMES Masters, demonstrated projects that exploit social media to advance Earth observation applications.