A recent update to Google Maps by citizen cartographers includes secretive locations such as the reclusive regime's main nuclear complex and gulags.
Intense January Heat Invades Australia
Data from NASA's Aqua satellite depicts the January 2013 record-setting heat in Australia that lasted for weeks, mirroring a pattern that occurred in the continental United States during 2012.
ESA Vegetation Tracker Nears Launch
The European Space Agency's Proba-V microsatellite, designed to chart global vegetation every two days, is midway through testing prior to its April 2013 launch.
Space Station Gets New Earth Observation Telescope
Astronauts on the International Space Station will be using a new modified Celestron telescope to acquire Earth imagery for disaster analysis and environmental studies.
NASA: The Climate Dice Are Now Loaded
President Obama made addressing climate change a prominent policy vow during his second Inaugural Address, as NASA validates that Earth's long-term global-warming trend continues.
NASA's Terra Satellite Shows China Choking
Residents of Beijing and many other cities in China were warned to stay inside in mid-January 2013 as the nation faced one of the worst periods of air quality in recent history.
Satellites Reveal Lingering U.S. Drought
The deep drought in the United States that has fueled wildfires, damaged crops and caused near record-low water levels on the Mississippi River has lingered well into January.
Spy Satellite Telescopes Could Aid Dark Energy Search
A pair of powerful telescopes from a failed spy satellite program, donated by the National Reconnaissance Office to NASA, could be repurposed to probe space for dark energy.
Highly Anticipated LDCM Mission Nears
Just as the long-lived Landsat 5 satellite finally retires, NASA’s Landsat Data Continuity Mission is scheduled to launch on Feb. 11, 2012, from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.
NYPD Commissioner Eyes Drone Potential
New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says surveillance drones could prove useful when sizing-up demonstrations and that the department is looking into it.
