Satellites

1st Images from New NASA/JAXA GPM Rainfall Measuring Satellite Capture Tropical Cyclone in 3D

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - Weather researchers worldwide now have the ability to capture unprecedented three-dimensional images and detailed rainfall…

11 years ago

NASA Targeting Earth Observing Satellites and ISS Sensors to Aid Missing Malaysian Airline Search

NASA has actively joined the hunt for the missing Malaysian Airline flight MH-370 that mysteriously disappeared without a trace more…

11 years ago

Europeans Aim To Avoid Battery Blasts (And Satellite Debris) In Space

What happens to a battery in a dead satellite? Despite nearly 60 years of sending these machines into space, this…

11 years ago

Chinese Satellites May Have Detected Debris from Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight

Chinese satellite image of suspected floating objects from the missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH 370. Credit: China SASTIND/China Resources Satellite…

11 years ago

Infographic Shows The Quick-Changing Satellites Of The Early Space Age

It's not often that one associates a satellite with French folk songs, but this infographic does that and more. Below…

11 years ago

A Natural Planetary Defense Against Solar Storms

Planetary shields up: solar storms inbound… Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified…

11 years ago

Powerful New Next-Gen US/Japan GPM Satellite to Revolutionize Global Precipitation Observations and Climate Science Research

NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER, MARYLAND - Weather researchers and forecasters worldwide are gushing with excitement in the final days…

11 years ago

Space Station to Get a ‘Laser Cannon’

What’s a space station without a laser cannon? The International Space Station will be getting its very own laser at…

11 years ago

SpaceX Starts 2014 With Spectacular Private Rocket Success Delivering Thai Satellite to Orbit – Gallery

SpaceX began 2014 with a spectacular big bang for private space today, Jan. 6, when the firms next generation Falcon…

11 years ago