Earth Observation
Satellite Images Show a Trillion Ton Iceberg Broke Off Antarctica
For several months, scientists have been keeping an eye on a piece of Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf, waiting for…
Mysterious Flashes Coming From Earth That Puzzled Carl Sagan Finally Have An Explanation
NASA's EPIC camera aboard NOAA's DSCOVR spacecraft solves decades old mystery that stymied Carl Sagan. Mysterious flashes are mysterious no…
NASA Releases Spellbinding Images Of Earth At Night
New night-time images of Earth are more than just eye-candy. They can be a vital tool for scientists and governments.
Astronauts Capture Great Views of Mount Etna Eruption
Mount Etna is Europe's most active volcano, and it's been spouting off since late February 2017. It spewed lava and…
CYGNSS Constellation of Hurricane Monitoring MicroSats Set for Dec. 12 Launch – Watch Live
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - An exciting new chapter in hurricane monitoring and forecasting intensity prediction is due to open…
Sentinel-1 Satellites Confirm San Francisco’s Millenium Tower Is Sinking
Radar mapping of San Francisco's Bay Area has verified the slow sinking of a luxury skyscraper.
‘Global Warming Hiatus’ Not Good News For Planet Earth
The slowdown in the rise of the global mean surface temperature between 1998 and 2013 wasn't a slowdown at all.…
North Korea Aims To Place Its Flag On The Moon
In a recent announcement, North Korea announced that it plans to launch more satellites in the coming years, and even…
The Moon Is A Real Attention Junkie
The EPIC camera on-board NASA's Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) has captured images of the Moon passing in front of…
NASA Jason-3 Sea Level Rise Reconnaissance Satellite Successfully Blasts off on SpaceX Falcon 9; Hard Landing on Barge
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the NASA/NOAA/European Jason-3 sea level rise reconnaissance satellite a short while ago today,…