Satellites
GOCE Satellite Begins Mapping Earth’s Gravity in Lower Orbit Than Expected
[/caption] Is Earth's gravity field as intriguing and misshapen as this image above? We're about to find out. The sexy…
Best Ever View of Andromeda in Ultraviolet
[/caption] Normally, the Swift satellite is searching for distant cosmic explosions. But recently it took some time to take a…
Earth From Space: Plankton Bloom
[/caption] What a gorgeous shot of our blue planet! This Envisat satellite image taken on August 19, 2009 captures a…
South Korea Launches Rocket; Satellite Fails to Reach Its Orbit
South Korea successfully launched its first rocket on Tuesday, but the satellite payload failed to reach its designated orbit, officials…
Launch Your Own Personal Satellite for $8,000 USD
[/caption] Want to launch something into space? You can now do just that for only $8,000 USD. The rocket company…
The Grand Canyon From Space
[/caption] The Grand Canyon is an awesome sight on Earth -- one of the seven natural wonders of the world…
NASA, Japan Release Most Complete Topographic Map of Earth
[/caption] Topographic maps are some of the most used and valuable maps for both government and the general public. Now,…
NASA IBEX Spacecraft Detects Neutral Hydrogen Bouncing Off Moon
[/caption] NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon,…
Researchers Seeing Red on Ocean Health
[/caption] With the help of an orbiting satellite, researchers have conducted the first global analysis of the health and productivity…
Debris Whizzes By Hubble, Shuttle; What Are We Going to do About Space Junk?
[/caption] NASA tracked a piece of orbital debris that came fairly close to space shuttle Atlantis and the Hubble Space…