Satellites
Gallery: WISE’s Greatest Hits
[/caption] The WISE mission is now over, with the spacecraft taking its final image on Feb. 1, 2011. WISE was…
Mysterious Noctilucent Clouds As Seen from Space
[/caption] Mysterious “night shining” or noctilucent clouds are beautiful to behold, and are usually seen during the summertime, appearing at…
How To See NanoSail-D From Your Own Backyard
[/caption] The night sky has many wonderful objects to look at on a clear evening, including many man-made satellites, and…
Videos: Two Different Satellite Views of the Big Snowstorm of 2011
To speak in the vernacular of the peasantry, this storm was a whopper. Heavy snow, ice, freezing rain, and frigid…
Satellite View: Huge Storm Heads Across the US
[/caption] The roads are a skating rink where I live! This visible image was captured by the GOES-13 satellite on…
It’s Alive! NanoSail-D Suddenly and Spontaneously Comes Back to Life
[/caption] A small solar sail that was thought to be a lost cause has "spontaneously" come back to life. The…
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Can China enter the international space family?
[/caption] It has often been called a ‘100 billion boondoggle’ - yet it is also unquestionably one of the most…
Palette Earth: Recent Artwork As Seen From Space
[/caption] The view from space of our home planet is often breathtaking and sobering. Lately, there has been a plethora…
Ariane 5 Rocket Lifts Off for Final Launch of 2010
One final rocket launch in 2010 took place as Arianespace successfully launched the Hispasat 1E and KOREASAT 6 telecommunication satellites…
SOHO Finds Its 2000th Comet
[/caption] From a NASA Press Release: As people on Earth celebrate the holidays and prepare to ring in the New…