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Getting to the Core of Earth’s Falling Snow
[/caption] An international plan is unfolding that will launch satellites into orbit to study global snowfall precipitation with unprecedented detail.…
NASA’s Blue Marble…Side B.
[/caption] In response to last week's incredibly popular "Blue Marble" image, NASA and NOAA have released a companion version, this…
ROSAT – Fiery Debris To Rain From The Sky
[/caption] The recent re-entry of the UARS satellite was not the end of falling satellite debris, as the German ROSAT…
UARS: When and Where Did It Go Down?
[/caption] After a night of changing predictions and hopes of many to see a fireball in the sky, the UARS…
How Satellites Work
[/caption] In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite, known as Sputnik. This changed the course of world…
Artificial Satellites
[/caption] Artificial satellites are human-built objects orbiting the Earth and other planets in the Solar System. This is different from…
Satellite Finder
[/caption] There are some amazing resources on the Internet that will let you track and find satellites in the sky.…
Satellite Map of the World
There's no better way to appreciate the planet you live on than to have a great big picture of it…
After Loss of Lunar Orbiter, India Looks to Mars Mission
[/caption] After giving up on re-establishing contact with the Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan…