Satellites
GOES-P Goes to Space
[/caption] A Delta IV rocket rumbled and roared off launch pad 37B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida…
With a Name Like GOES-P, This Satellite Has to be Good
The final spacecraft in this series of NASA and NOAA's "GOES" geostationary environmental weather satellites is ready for launch. GOES…
Satellite View of “Snowmageddon”
[/caption] Did you live through what has been called “snowmageddon” or “snowpocalypse?” Here's a satellite's-eye view of the exceptionally severe…
Satellite Captures Solar Eclipse from Space
[/caption] The recently launched Proba-2 satellite was able to observe the annular solar eclipse on January 15, 2010, with stunning…
Satellites Save the Day (and Lives)
[/caption] We all know how satellites make our lives better and easier (television, communications, GPS, weather forecasting, etc) but satellites…
UK’s Big Snowfall, As Seen From Space
[/caption] This satellite image taken by NASA's Terra satellite shows the entire island of Great Britain blanketed by heavy snowfall,…
Artificial Satellites
[/caption] Artificial satellites are human-built objects orbiting the Earth and other planets in the Solar System. This is different from…
Google Satellite
If you've spent any time on the internet, you've probably had a chance to use either Google Earth or Google…
Satellite Finder
[/caption] There are some amazing resources on the Internet that will let you track and find satellites in the sky.…
GOCE Satellite Begins Mapping Earth’s Gravity in Lower Orbit Than Expected
[/caption] Is Earth's gravity field as intriguing and misshapen as this image above? We're about to find out. The sexy…