State of the Sea at Start of Hurricane Season

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

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.

Keeping an Eye on Greenland's Fresh Water

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.

Aqua Satellite Chronicles Mammoth Fires

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 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

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?

Pentagon Eyes Universal Remote Control

Pentagon Eyes Universal Remote Control

DreamHammer is developing a central operating system to control a futuristic army of robotic devices, including Earth observation satellites and drones.

Landsat Mission not Going Smoothly

Landsat Mission not Going Smoothly

The Landsat Data Continuity Mission, often called Landsat 8, experienced a technical failure during testing, while its contractors prepare to wrangle in court over project cost overruns.

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