satellites, Tag

Thermospheric cooling, CO2 and models are proved again, bad for satellites. Thermospheric warming, it's that damn sun and its storms, bad for satellites.

By Jo Nova h/t Cohenite New NOAA STAR Satellite system gets a major correction and suddenly agrees with UAH satellites, not RSS An all new reanalysis of the STAR satellite data finds markedly lower temperature trends for...

The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for Earth

Video follows below. As many as 40 Starlink satellites are currently falling out of the sky–the surprising result of a minor geomagnetic storm. SpaceX made the announcement yesterday: “On Thursday, Feb....

So why would the record for named storms be broken in 2020, while the overall activity as measured by ACE is not even be close to setting a record? The answer is very likely technology change, rather than climate change.

With wildfires becoming an ever more devastating annual phenomenon, it is in the whole planet’s interest to spot them and respond as early as possible — and the best vantage point for that is space...

An almost unbelievable future is at hand, and Britain is well placed to lay claim to a stake in itThe Apollo 11 space mission captured our imaginations in 1969...

Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry is collaborating with Kyoto University to develop the world's first wooden satellite. The two entities have already started research to determine the possibility of using wood in space....

California plans to launch a satellite to monitor pollution in the state and contribute to climate science, Governor Jerry Brown announced today. The state is partnering with satellite imagery purveyor Planet to create a...

In a recent "first-of-its-kind" study led by NASA, scientists found major changes to freshwater availability — changes that could impact water shortages over the course of the century...

Start-up EarthNow is aiming to bring us real-time video taken from space of any point on our planet. Backed by such high-profile supporters as Bill Gates and Airbus, EarthNow promises to boldly go where no one has gone before...

Multimillion dollar project will scan and make public methane leaks from oil and gas plants that are a major contributor to global warming

The aeronautics company Airbus is currently testing a three-foot harpoon they hope will catch the nonfunctional satellite Envisat and pull it back to Earth...

British company Earth-i just launched a new prototype satellite that paves the way for the "world's first full-color, full-motion video satellite constellation." CARBONITE-2 is a test version of the the Vivid-i commercial...

Scientists all over Earth depend on sea ice data from United States military satellites. But one of those satellites recently broke down - and only three aging ones remain. Even worse, the United States Congress said a new...