Satellites
Satellite Views: Will Hurricane Sandy Turn into ‘Frankenstorm’?
Hurricane Sandy made landfall on Cuba early Thursday Oct. 25, 2012 as strong Category 2. Credit: NOAA/National Hurricane Center Meteorologists…
Cheops – A Little Satellite with Big Ideas
Caption: Artist impression of Cheops. Credit: University of Bern Big isn't always better. This is certainly true at ESA's new…
ORBCOMM Satellite Launched by Falcon 9 Has Fallen to Earth
The OG2 satellite being prepared for testing. Credit: ORBCOMM The satellite that was launched to orbit as a secondary payload…
Huge Volcano Plume Seen from Space
The Shiveluch volcano as seen by the Aqua satellite on October 6, 2012. Credit: NASA It’s almost like this volcano…
Surreal Photos: CubeSats Launched from the Space Station
Three small CubeSats are deployed from the International Space Station on October 4, 2012. Credit: NASA Five tiny CubeSats were…
Liftoff! Delta IV Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite
A Delta IV rocket launched from Florida today, sending a next-generation Global Positioning System satellite into orbit. The rocket lifted…
Satellites Keep Track of Hurricane Isaac
This visible image of Tropical Storm Isaac taken from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite shows the huge extent of the storm, where…
New Satellites Will Tighten Knowledge of Earth’s Radiation Belts
Surrounding our planet like vast invisible donuts (the ones with the hole, not the jelly-filled kind) are the Van Allen…
A Brand New “Blue Marble” View of Earth
Europe’s latest geostationary weather satellite has captured its first image of Earth, and it’s a beauty! The Spinning Enhanced Visible…
DARPA Moving Ahead with Building Zombie Frankensatellites
Caption: Phoenix satellite concept. Credit: DARPA “Alien” meets “Bride of Frankenstein” and “Night of the Living Dead?” Straight from a…