Let it Go! – NASA Almost Ready to Start Mapping Frozen Soil
With spring starting to settle in, snow is likely the last thing on people's minds - but NASA is taking ...
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Inflatable antennas in space add further leverage to tiny CubeSats
The CubeSat is a revolutionizing miniaturized communications satellite only 10x10x10 cm. Because of its tiny size and weight, these satellites ...
NASA gives green light for Landsat launch
NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is cleared for flight, and with ...
Satellite images hint to volcano eruptions allowing for remote forecasting
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science used satellite imagery to ...
Today marks 55 years since Sputnik’s iconic orbit
Precisely today, October 4, 55 years ago one of the most important milestones in human spaceflight took place. Then, the ...
The sun has the closest geometry to the perfect sphere found in nature
The sun has been extensively studied by astronomers for the last 50 years. While previous research suggested that the the ...
“Space Janitor” satellite announced to clean-up space debris
There are currently an estimated 19,000 individual space debris swirling around Earth's orbit at 17,000 miles/hour, posing great threat to ...
The Blue Marble: the most stunning, high-res photo of the Earth
A while ago NASA launched its next generation weather satellite, the Suomi NPP satellite, into low-orbit, on a mission to collect critical ...
New satellite gets INSANELY high-resolution picture of Earth
Less than a month ago, on the 28th of October, the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) ...
Next generation NASA satellite set to improve weather forecast
This Friday morning NASA will upgrade its climate and weather observatory capabilities, when it's set to launch a new, high-end ...
DARPA to launch satellite recycling program
Satellite deployments make up most of the space launches in any given year, however it's also a highly risky operation. ...
Iran will launch a monkey into space
Last year, Iran successfully launched a rocket that carried a mouse, a turtle and worms into space. This summer, the ...
NASA satellite crashes deal serious blow to geoscience efforts
NASA is going through a whole lot during period: discussions about budget cuts, problems with launches, even with Hubble, and ...
Two pictures show the progress of technology – first and finest picture of Earth
Our life may be better or worse, our health may be better or worse, but one thing has ...
