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Satellites can now see Exactly Where Methane is Being Dumped Into the Atmosphere
Methane is one of the most important greenhouse gases, despite the overwhelming interest in carbon dioxide emissions as the primary…
South Korea Launches its First Rocket. The Third Stage cut off Short.
So far, only six countries have successfully launched more than 1 ton of equipment into space using domestically developed rockets. …
It’ll Soon be Possible to Make Satellite Phone Calls With Your Regular Phone
Not all who wander are lost - but sometimes their cell phone reception is. That might change soon if a…
A Television Satellite Might be About to Explode
A DirecTV satellite suffered a battery failure and now has to be de-orbited. Otherwise, it could cause a collision and…
You’ve Got to Watch this Stunning NASA Video of Arctic Sea Ice. Now at its Lowest Levels
In the 60 years that NASA has been keeping track, the arctic seasonal sea ice is the thinnest and youngest…
Tiangong 1 Falls, Blue Moon Rises and Mars Takes Aim At Saturn
Skywatchers have a busy weekend ahead. The Chinese space station is expected to burn up in the atmosphere, the Moon…
Russia and China Are Working on Space and Counterspace Weapons
According to the Department of National Intelligence's (DNI) 2018 report, China and Russia could be developing technologies that will give…
What are CubeSats?
Developed near the turn of the century, CubeSat technology has made space exploration and orbital research a lot more accessible.
Sentinel-1A Satellite Takes A Direct Hit From Millimetre Size Particle
After reviewing data from the Sentinel-1A satellites on-board cameras, the ESA has determined that it suffered a collision with a…
DSCOVR Captures EPIC Views of the March 2016 Eclipse
On March 8, 2016 (March 9 local time) the Moon briefly blocked the light from the Sun in what was…