Two NASA CubeSats designed to study tropical cyclones, including hurricanes and typhoons, are in orbit after successfully launching on May 8, 2023.
Trailblazing Aeolus Mission Winding Down
On April 30, 2023, all nominal operations of Aeolus, the first mission to observe Earth’s wind profiles on a global scale, will conclude in preparation for a series of end-of-life activities.
Silhouette of a Solomon Island
Rennell Island is part of the Solomon Islands, a nation in the western Pacific Ocean located northeast of Australia and east of Papua New Guinea. Rennell, also known as Mu Nggava Island, lies 210 kilometers (130 miles) south of Guadalcanal—the nation’s main island.
Joint NASA, CNES Water-Tracking Satellite Reveals First Stunning Views
The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission–led by NASA and the French space agency Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES)–sent back some of its first glimpses of water on the planet’s surface, showing ocean currents like the Gulf Stream in unprecedented detail.
Ozone-Measuring Instrument on NOAA-21 Satellite Captures its First Images
On Feb. 9, 2023, an ozone-measuring instrument on the recently launched NOAA-21 satellite opened its doors and, over the course of a week, gathered data for its first global image.
Snow in Southern California
A powerful late-February 2023 storm brought blizzard warnings, cold rains, howling winds, and rare low-elevation snow to parts of southern California more accustomed to warmth and sun.
Chile Battles Raging Wildfires
Deadly wildfires continue to rage in south-central Chile, destroying hundreds of thousands of hectares of land across the country. Satellite images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission on Feb. 4, 2023, show the ongoing fires and heatwave in South America.
Aerial Imaging Market to hit $25 Billion by 2032
The global aerial imaging market is poised to attain high gains through 2032 owing to the growing occurrences of natural calamities such as storm surges, floods, wildfires and tropical cyclones.
EOSDA Launched the First EOS SAT Agri-focused Satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-6 Mission
EOS SAT is a constellation consisting of seven small optical satellites created by EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics, to support the implementation of sustainable agriculture methods and environmental monitoring of forestlands by providing high-quality data for analysis.
Larger Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Than Expected
The NASA Harvest team calculated that farmers harvested 26.6 million tons of wheat in 2022, several million tons higher than expected in leading forecasts.