Earth Observation
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)…
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…