Earth Observation
Two ESA Satellites Launch Successfully
UPDATE: Information about both SMOS and the Proba-2 satelite are on ESA Television. The program loop is embedded at the…
Arctic Sea Ice Extent is Third Lowest on Record
U.S. satellite measurements show Arctic sea ice extent in 2009 – the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by floating…
NASA 3-D Map Shows Flooding Rains of Typhoon Ketsana
[/caption] Data from the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission or TRMM satellite has been used to create a 3-D map of…
GOCE Satellite Begins Mapping Earth’s Gravity in Lower Orbit Than Expected
[/caption] Is Earth's gravity field as intriguing and misshapen as this image above? We're about to find out. The sexy…
From Space: Huge River of Dust Over Australia
[/caption]This isn't a special effect image from a new catastrophe movie; it is an actual satellite image of the dust…
Looking Down the Eye of Typhoon Choi-Wan
[/caption] Here's a look at Typhoon Choi-Wan. This is a big storm covering a huge area, and luckily it is…
Earth From Space: Plankton Bloom
[/caption] What a gorgeous shot of our blue planet! This Envisat satellite image taken on August 19, 2009 captures a…
Loch Ness Monster On Google Earth?
[/caption] As only a British tabloid (and Fox News) could, reports came out this week of the Loch Ness Monster…
How Close Did Hurricane Bill Come to the US East Coast?
[/caption] Hurricane Bill kept its distance from the US mainland, seemingly skirting along the eastern seaboard and fitting perfectly within…
NASA Video of Hurricane Bill
This just in -- the NASA/NOAA satellite GOES-14 has just released video taken on August 20 (that's today!) of Hurricane…