Earth Observation
Europe’s Climate Satellite Fails to Leave Pad
[/caption] Europe's Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) seems to be stuck on the pad. The climate change satellite…
Live From Space: Streaming Webcam Now Available
[/caption] It's not exactly what Al Gore had in mind, but its close. Live streaming video is now available every…
Russia Will Send Life to Phobos
[/caption] How ironic. Not content with searching for life on Mars, the Russian space agency and the US-based Planetary Society…
Satellite Images Show Devastation from Fire and Floods in Australia
[/caption] Australia has been battling natural disasters on opposite ends of the spectrum: fire and water. Deadly bushfires and massive…
Lost City of Atlantis Still Lost (and not found on Google Earth)
[/caption] There was a bit of a buzz late last week about a Google Earth image that some said might…
NASA Study Predicted Outbreak of Deadly Virus
Scientists have long suspected that climatic variables like sea surface temperature and precipitation could foreshadow outbreaks of disease. Now, they…
New Satellite for Mapping CO2 Ready for Launch
[/caption] NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide is ready for launch. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory, or OCO,…
Climate Change Satellite gets Green Light for Launch
The European Space Agency's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) satellite has been cleared for takeoff, following nearly a year…
Last Summer’s Fireball in Pieces on the Ground?
The Bejar bolide photographed from Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain. The incoming fireball is the streak to the right of the…
Satellite Images of 2009 Australian Bushfires
[/caption] UPDATE: Satellite Images from February 9 have now been added below. As of this writing, 94 people (update 2/9/09)…