The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 satellite aims to pinpoint atmospheric carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas responsible for warming our world.
Satellite Sail Could Mitigate Orbital Debris Problem
At the end of its mission, the descent of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.’s TechDemoSat-1 satellite will be assisted by a specialized de-orbit sail just one-thousandth of an inch thick.
Skycatch Aims to Offer Drones for Hire
Skycatch, like Google's recently purchased satellite venture, is seeking ways to make high-resolution, easily accessible aerial imagery a part of how the everyday world works.
‘Citizen Scientists’ Take Control of Abandoned NASA Satellite
With NASA's blessing and following a successful crowd-funding campaign, a group of citizen scientists have taken control of an abandoned NASA satellite with plans to put it back to work.
SPOT 7 Satellite Launched Successfully
Like SPOT 6”its twin”SPOT 7 covers wide areas in record time. Both satellites in orbit boosts acquisition capacity to 6 million square kilometers per day, an area 10 times the size of France.
Spy Satellite Agency Eyes Video Game Technology
The National Reconnaissance Office is looking at technology developed by the video game industry to help it improve how it gathers and analyzes intelligence data.
Satellogic Joins List of Earth-Observing Smallsat Firms
Among the 30-plus small satellites carried into orbit by the most recent Kosmotras Dnepr launch was BugSat 1, the third prototype for Argentinian startup company Satellogic.
Satellite Tracks Twin Tornadoes
On June 16, 2014, a tornadic thunderstorm system moved across portions of northeast Nebraska, producing five tornadoes, including rare twins on the ground at the same time.
ESA Satellites Unveil Earth's Latest Magnetic Changes
The first set of high-resolution results from the European Space Agency's three-satellite Swarm constellation reveals the most recent changes in the magnetic field that protects our planet.
Chilean Glaciers Losing Ground
Chile's Northern Patagonian ice field is one of the world's largest temperate ice fields, but photos from space show its glaciers appear to be losing a significant amount of mass.
