Satellites

UARS Update: NASA Refines Crashing Satellite’s Debris Region and Location

This video from Analytical Graphics, Inc. shows an updated animated analysis of the break-up of the the 6-ton, bus-sized UARS…

10 years ago

Look Out Below! Huge Satellite Coming in for Uncontrolled Re-Entry

[/caption] There’s a defunct 6.5-ton satellite heading our way. Trouble is, NASA’s not sure exactly where and when it might…

10 years ago

Latest Satellite Images/Videos as Hurricane Irene Bears Down on US East Coast

What a view: Here's a video of Hurricane Irene's path, starting on August 24 up until 18:40 UTC on August…

10 years ago

More Views of Hurricane Irene from Space: It’s Big

Here are several different views of Hurricane Irene: from 230 miles above the Earth, cameras on the International Space Station…

10 years ago

Explosive Phytoplankton Bloom Seen From Space

[/caption] Phytoplankton are tiny, microscopic plant-like organisms, but when they get together and start growing they can cover hundreds of…

10 years ago

Satellite Looks Down the Eye of Erupting Nabro Volcano

[/caption] Wow! What an amazing and detailed top-down view of an active volcano! This is the Nabro Volcano, which has…

10 years ago

Spying on Spy Satellites with Thierry Legault

[/caption] Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone, but we’ve got pictures….. ground-based pictures of secret spy satellites in Earth orbit. We’re not…

10 years ago

Aquarius Satellite Launches to Observe Earth’s Oceans

A picture-perfect launch on a Delta II rocket from Vandeberg Air Force Base in California sent the newest satellite into…

10 years ago

Friday Special: Two Rocket Launches in Less Than Two Hours

It was a busy launch day around the world on Friday. Above, the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the ST-2 and…

11 years ago

New Satellite Will ‘Taste’ Earth’s Salty Seas from Orbit

[/caption] From a JPL press release: Final preparations are under way for the June 9 launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D…

11 years ago