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Final Look At ESA's SMOS And Proba-2 Satellites
As preparations for the
launch of SMOS and Proba-2
continue on schedule, the
engineers and technicians at
the Russian launch site say
goodbye as both satellites
... > full story
Switzerland Sends Its First Satellite Into Space
The first Swiss satellite in
history -- extremely small
and 100 percent student
designed and built -- has
been successfully launched
from the Sriharikota space
... > full story
Micro-satellites MicroGEM Offer Improved Earth Monitoring
A combination of small
satellites can, with
innovative methods, use the
signals of the navigation
satellite systems GPS and
... > full story
Scientists Complete First Geological Global Map Of Jupiter's Satellite Ganymede
Scientists have assembled
the first global geological
map of Jupiter's moon
Ganymede -- the solar
system's largest moon -- and
... > full story
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Naval Research Laboratory's ANDE-2 Deployed From Space Shuttle Endeavour
August 5, 2009 — The Naval Research Laboratory's satellite suite, the Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment 2 (ANDE-2), was deployed from NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour on July 30, ... > full story -
GOES-O Satellite Reaches Orbit And Renamed GOES-14
July 30, 2009 — On June 27, 2009, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-O, soared into space during a spectacular launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. GOES-O has now ... > full story -
World's Highest-resolution Commercial Satellite
May 27, 2009 — Since the early 1960s, super powerful spy satellites have been the stuff of the military and intelligence communities. Now two U.S. companies have launched commercial imaging satellites that offer ... > full story -
Study Plunges Standard Theory Of Cosmology Into Crisis
May 5, 2009 — Do we have to modify Newton's theory of gravitation as it fails to explain so many observations? Voices are increasingly being heard that support this heretical hypothesis. Two new studies are likely ... > full story -
GOCE Successfully Completes Early Orbit Phase
March 20, 2009 — Europe's GOCE satellite has been formally declared ready for work. During the critical Launch and Early Orbit Phase beginning with separation from its booster, GOCE was checked out to confirm that ... > full story -
Satellite Collisions: What Can Be Done To Prevent Them In The Future?
February 17, 2009 — The recent collision involving an active U.S. commercial Iridium satellite and an inactive Russian Cosmos 2251 satellite in low Earth orbit has demonstrated an urgent need to establish a civil space ... > full story -
NOAA-N Prime Environmental Satellite Successfully Launched
February 9, 2009 — A new environmental satellite that will improve weather forecasting and monitor environmental events around the world soared into space recently after a picture-perfect launch from Vandenberg Air ... > full story -
March Launch Planned For ESA's Gravity Mission
February 5, 2009 — ESA is now gearing up to return to Russia to oversee preparations for the launch of its GOCE satellite – now envisaged for launch on 16 March 2009. This follows implementation of the corrective ... > full story -
Satellites Used To Measure Inland Floods
December 23, 2008 — Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found. Researchers used satellite to measure the height and extent ... > full story -
Breathing Cycles In Earth's Upper Atmosphere Tied To Solar Wind Disturbances
December 20, 2008 — A new study shows the periodic "breathing" of Earth's upper atmosphere that has long puzzled scientists is due in part to cyclic solar wind disturbances, a finding that should help engineers track ... > full story
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