A New NASA Satellite Will Map Earth’s Rising Seas
A spacecraft called SWOT will image most of the planet every 21 days to track flooding, drought, and many other water woes. ..
A spacecraft called SWOT will image most of the planet every 21 days to track flooding, drought, and many other water woes. ..
Growers are using images taken from space to quantify how much carbon is stored in their soil and validate the credits they’re selling. ..
A new and contentious five-year limit for getting rid of dead satellites could slow the growing orbital litter problem—if people actually abide by it. ..
Virgin Orbit will launch satellites from the country for the first time, bringing orbital flight capability to Europe. ..
At a high-profile meeting in Geneva, international negotiators are moving closer toward developing rules for space actors in low Earth orbit and beyond. ..
In some of the world’s most inaccessible places, tiny satellites are watching—and listening—for signs of destruction. ..
Standardized time is broadcast by satellite networks around the world, but their signals are vulnerable to interference—so the UK is building a more ..
Ten tiny satellites will be hitching a ride en route to the moon, each with scientific objectives of their own. ..
While Roscosmos will likely continue its commitments on the ISS for at least a few more years, it’s not clear what comes next. ..
The pioneering satellite program has provided the longest continuous document of how fire, global warming, and humanity are remaking our world. ..