Satellites
Climate Change Contributes to Space Junk Problem
[/caption] The effects of climate change can be seen across the majority of the planet, but a new study reveals…
Israel Launches Spy Satellite
[/caption] Israel launched an "Ofeq 9" satellite on Tuesday, an advanced remote sensing satellite that likely is capable of high…
Air Force Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite
[/caption] The first in a series of next-generation GPS satellites launched late Thursday from Cape Canaveral launch Complex 37 on…
Satellite Images Show Oil Slick on the Move Towards Florida, Possibly East Coast of US
[/caption] Confirming some of the worst fears about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, satellite images…
Japan to Launch Venus Orbiter and Solar Sail Missions
Bad weather postponed a scheduled multi-mission launch of an H-IIA rocket from Japan early Tuesday, which includes the first Japanese…
Shutdown of ‘Zombie’ Satellite Unsuccessful
[/caption] A geostationary satellite that had its "brains fried" by a solar flare (love that description by our pal Ian…
Planck Reveals Giant Dust Structures in our Local Neighborhood
Dust has never looked so beautiful! This new image from the Planck spacecraft shows giant filaments of cold dust stretching…
GOES-P Goes to Space
[/caption] A Delta IV rocket rumbled and roared off launch pad 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida…
Satellite Images of Chile Earthquake
[/caption] Haze lingered over the metropolitan area of Santiago, Chile, following a magnitude 8.8 earth quake on February 27, 2010.…
With a Name Like GOES-P, This Satellite Has to be Good
The final spacecraft in this series of NASA and NOAA's "GOES" geostationary environmental weather satellites is ready for launch. GOES…