Earth Observation
Unmanned Robo-Plane Makes First Science Observations
The Global Hawk is a robotic plane that can fly autonomously to study Earth's atmosphere, and can get to the…
Best “Blue Marble” Images Yet
[/caption] The Goddard Space Flight Center has a Flickr account showcasing a series of images of our own home planet.…
Satellite Images of Chile Earthquake
[/caption] Haze lingered over the metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile, following a magnitude 8.8 earth quake on February 27, 2010.…
ISS Astronaut Sends Twitpics of Chile Earthquake Aftermath
[/caption] Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, (@Astro_Soichi) who has taken full advantage of being able to use Twitter live from the International…
With a Name Like GOES-P, This Satellite Has to be Good
The final spacecraft in this series of NASA and NOAA's "GOES" geostationary environmental weather satellites is ready for launch. GOES…
Cryosat-2 Set to Launch Next Week
The ESA has scheduled the launch of Cryosat-2 for February 25th aboard a Russian Dnepr rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome…
NASA Sun Probe rolled to Pad; 10 hours to Blast off
[/caption] (Editor's Note: Ken Kremer is at the Kennedy Space Center for Universe Today covering the launch of SDO and…
Satellite View of “Snowmageddon”
[/caption] Did you live through what has been called “snowmageddon” or “snowpocalypse?” Here's a satellite's-eye view of the exceptionally severe…
NASA Radar Captures its First Haiti Image
[/caption] A modified NASA Gulfstream III aircraft began a three-week campaign to provide a close-up study of the fault lines…
ISS Crew Twitpics from Orbit; Live Streaming Video Soon !
[/caption] “Golden Gate Bridge, San Fransisco, CA. Beautiful shadow :-),” tweeted Astronaut Soichi Noguchi along with a live image he…