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Suomi NPP Satellite Sees Auroras Over North America
October 10, 2012 — Overnight on October 4-5, 2012, a mass of energetic particles from the atmosphere of the Sun were flung out into space, a phenomenon known as a coronal mass ejection. Three days later, the storm from ... > full story -
NOAA Satellites -- Helping Save Lives for 30 Years; October 1982 Marks First U.S. Life Saved by Satellite Assist
October 10, 2012 — Thirty years ago, about 300 miles off the coast of New England, a barrage of towering, 25-foot waves battered a catamaran sailboat, causing it to begin sinking. A satellite, orbiting in space, ... > full story -
NASA to Upgrade Vital Communications Link
October 8, 2012 — Technicians and engineers are completing final system checks and spacecraft inspections on the first of NASA's third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS). Boeing Space Systems will ... > full story -
SMOS Has a Better Look at Salinity
October 2, 2012 — Earth observation measurements shouldn't be taken with a pinch of salt. The European Space Agency is comparing readings of sea-surface salinity from drifting floats to confirm the SMOS water ... > full story -
Twin Galileo Satellites Fuelled and Ready for Launch
October 2, 2012 — The twin Galileo satellites are now fully fuelled and mated together atop the upper stage that will haul them most of the way up to their final orbit. The launch is now planned for the evening of ... > full story -
Space Travel With a New Language in Tow
October 1, 2012 — Last Friday, for the first time ever, SES, the Luxembourg-based satellite operator, has allowed an Ariane 5 rocket to transport a TV satellite into space, which is made by Astrium and runs entirely ... > full story -
Sun Unleashes a Wide, but Benign, Coronal Mass Ejection
September 29, 2012 — The sun erupted with a wide, Earth-directed coronal mass ejection on Sept. 27, 2012 at 10:25 p.m. ... > full story -
Europe's Second Polar-Orbiting Weather Satellite Is Aloft
September 17, 2012 — The second Metop satellite was launched Sept. 17 from the Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, atop a Russian Soyuz launcher. Metop-B will ensure the continuity of the weather and atmospheric ... > full story -
MetOp-B Launches With NASA Goddard-Developed Instruments
September 17, 2012 — A new European meteorological satellite soared into space Sept. 17 with five environmental instruments aboard that were developed by the Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) Project at ... > full story -
Summer Rain More Likely Over Drier Soils, New Satellite Data Show
September 12, 2012 — Where does it rain on a hot day's afternoon? New satellite data show that soil moisture plays an important role. It influences precipitation in a way which is quite different from what models have ... > full storyMore:
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