Satellites
A Brand New “Blue Marble” View of Earth
Europe’s latest geostationary weather satellite has captured its first image of Earth, and it’s a beauty! The Spinning Enhanced Visible…
CINEMA and the Cube-Shaped Future of Space Science
Caption: Jerry Kim, a former student and systems engineer, holds the CINEMA nanosatellite before it was packaged up and sent…
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Curiosity’s Grand Entrance with Star Trek’s William Shatner and Wil Wheaton – Video Duet
Video Caption: Star Trek’s Captain Kirk, actor William Shatner, guides viewers through the video titled, "Grand Entrance," showing NASA’s Curiosity…
DARPA Moving Ahead with Building Zombie Frankensatellites
Caption: Phoenix satellite concept. Credit: DARPA “Alien” meets “Bride of Frankenstein” and “Night of the Living Dead?” Straight from a…
Greenland Glacier Calves Another Huge Ice Island
Petermann glacier, a 70 km (43 mile) long tongue of ice that flows into the Arctic Ocean in northwest Greenland,…
The Top 5 “Earth as Art” Images, Thanks to Landsat
NASA's first Earth-observing Landsat satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on July 23, 1972, and to celebrate the 40th…
Virgin Galactic Announces New Satellite Launcher
Caption: Richard Branson at the Farnborough International Airshow showing a model of LauncherOne. Credit: Virgin Galactic. Virgin Galactic’s latest venture…
Powerful “Derecho” Storms as Seen from Space
The powerful windstorms that swept across the US last week was captured by several different satellites. This type of storm,…
Super Secret Spy Satellite Soars Spectacularly to Space on Delta 4 Heavy Booster
Image caption: An upgraded Delta 4 Heavy rocket and super secret spy satellite roar off pad 37 on June 29,…
Pacific Glory
An optical phenomenon known as a "glory" is seen over a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean in this image from NASA's Aqua…