Satellites
Tropical Storm Debby Douses the Gulf
The eastern Gulf of Mexico is getting lashed by tropical storm Debby, which whipped up tornado-spawning winds and dumped inches…
Hush, Hush US Spy Satellite Blasts Off atop Milestone Atlas Rocket
Image Caption: Spy Satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office blasts off atop Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida…
Blue Marble 2012: The Arctic Edition
This latest portrait of Earth from NASA's Suomi NPP satellite puts the icy Arctic in the center, showing the ice…
There’s a Hole in the Sky!
[/caption] Well, not the sky exactly, but definitely in the clouds! This image, acquired by NASA's Aqua satellite on June 5,…
A Twisting Tale of Space Solar Power
[/caption] The dream of clean, consistent and renewable space solar power may become a reality, thanks to new research being…
The Other End of an Eclipse
[/caption] As the annular eclipse on May 20 sent skywatchers around the globe gazing upwards to see the Sun get…
The May 2012 Annular Eclipse as Seen From Space
[/caption] Here's a few unique vantage points of seeing the annular solar eclipse on May 20/21 2012. Above, one of…
Watch How Life Recovers from Devastation
If a portion of Earth underwent a major cataclysm, how long would it take for life to recover? The 1980…
The End Of Envisat
[/caption] Well, it's official. After ten years of groundbreaking observation of our planet, ESA has declared the end of the…
From Russia With Love: A Singularly Stunning Image of Earth
[/caption] Unlike most satellite images of Earth, this one was not assembled from multiple swath scans or digitally projected onto…