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The loss of satellite data, along with other cuts to data, funding, and staffing, could ultimately put more lives at risk during hurricane season.
Standard ocean chlorophyll-a (Chla) products from currently operational satellite sensors Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua and Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS ...
With lessons learned from their first attempt, Kyoto University scientists hope a second CubeSat made of magnolia will spark ...
The Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, as part of a one-year technology demonstration mission. The mission was extended because of the value it continued to add to ...
Congress, Space Space Force ponders shakeup to LEO satellite strategy, potentially hiring SpaceX for data relay Contracts for the next-generation Tranche 3, which will replace the earliest ...
BAE Systems and South Korea’s Hanwha Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop a new generation of multi-sensor satellite systems aimed at the international intelligence, ...
The SPIReS SMA model considers three spectral endmembers: snow, shade, and a snow-free background reflectance, which is identified for each MODIS pixel as the average MOD09GA reflectance measured ...
By embedding satellite-guided sensors within the antennas that collect GPS data and other performance metrics, Vodafone will know instantly when something’s not quite right. This information gets ...
This global Level-2 (L2) product provides daily sea ice extent and ice surface temperature. The data are derived from Level-1B radiances acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ...
Chinese scientists achieved a milestone in space exploration. They successfully conducted satellite laser ranging in Earth-moon space during the day. The team beamed a laser to the Tiandu-1 ...
Scientists have discovered signs of sewage in the water at a beach in southern California in NASA satellite images. In their study, researchers examined a large wastewater plume at the mouth of ...
In 2022, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched a satellite sensor to map minerals in the Earth’s dusty, arid regions. But that’s not all it’s useful for—in a new study, scientists ...