Earth Observation
The Inauguration of President Barack Obama from Space
[/caption] Travelling at 17,000 mph at an altitude of 423 miles, the 4,300 lb GeoEye-1 snapped a very high resolution…
Viewing Earth as an Extra-Solar Planet
[/caption] What if another civilization had telescopes and spacecraft better than ours? Would Earth be detectable from another planet a…
40th Anniversary of the Great Gamble: Apollo 8
[/caption] The Apollo 8 mission was a seminal moment not in only the history of spaceflight, but in human history…
Wilkins Ice Shelf in Danger
[/caption] Recent satellite images show new rifts have developed on the Wilkins Ice Shelf which could possibly lead to the…
NASA Satellites ‘To Serve’ in Africa Disaster Warnings
[/caption] Outside of the scientific understanding of our Universe that comes from being a spacefaring civilization, there are many benefits…
Student Built Agricultural Camera Heading to the Space Station
[/caption] A new camera that will assist farmers, ranchers, foresters and educators is heading to the International Space Station. Students…
Less Than 20 Years Until First Contact?
[/caption] The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) has come online with its initial configuration of 42 antennas. The project, led by…
Chandrayaan-1 Tests Out Camera; Target: Earth
[/caption] While the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft wends its way to the Moon with gradually longer elliptical loops around the Earth, mission…
Why is Venus Express Looking for Life on Earth?
[/caption]If you are an astronomer looking for a habitable exoplanet orbiting a far-off star, what do you look for? We…
Ozone Hole Bigger Again
[/caption] Is the ozone hole was recovering? Maybe not. The protective atmospheric layer of ozone around our planet has been…