Satellites
The Black Marble: Stunning New Orbital Views of Earth at Night
This image of Asia and Australia at night is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite…
Huge New ESA Tracking Station is Ready for Duty
Caption: ESA's giant Malargüe tracking station Credits: ESA/S. Marti To keep in contact with an ever growing armada of spacecraft…
Timelapse of Hurricane Sandy, Satellite Views October 23-31, 2012
Here's a complete animation of Hurricane Sandy from October 23-31, as seen by GOES-13, a geosynchronous satellite that is in…
Satellites Provide 3-D Views and More of Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy as viewed by the TRMM Precipitation Radar at 2:20 EDT on Oct. 28, 2012. Credit: NASA Satellite imagery…
Incredible Video of Sandy’s Swirling Progression
Just released, this mesmerizing animation was created by Kevin Ward from images acquired by NOAA's GOES-O/14 satellite. It shows the…
NASA Satellite Sees Ghostly Remains of Vanishing Arctic Sea Ice
Sea ice swirls in ocean currents off the coast of Greenland (NASA/GSFC) Spooky spectral swirls of last season's sea ice…
Satellite Views: Will Hurricane Sandy Turn into ‘Frankenstorm’?
Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Cuba early Thursday Oct. 25, 2012 as strong Category 2. Credit: NOAA/National Hurricane Center Meteorologists…
Exploded Rocket Fragments Could Endanger ISS and Future Missions
The International Space Station will have to look out for new debris from an exploded Russian rocket (NASA image) Traveling…
Here’s Your Chance to Scream in Space
The STRaND-1 Smartphone Nanosatellite. Credit: Surry Satellite Technology The first “Alien” movie was promoted with the celebrated tagline, “In space,…
Cheops – A Little Satellite with Big Ideas
Caption: Artist impression of Cheops. Credit: University of Bern Big isn't always better. This is certainly true at ESA's new…