NASA confirms re-discovered IMAGE satellite
The identity of the satellite re-discovered on Jan. 20, 2018, has been confirmed as NASA's IMAGE satellite.
View ArticleNASA covers wildfires from many sources
NASA's satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions, and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Cyclone Berguitta soaking Mauritius and Reunion Island
NASA found heavy rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Berguitta as it closed in on Mauritius and Reunion Islands.
View ArticleImage: Star wanders too close to a black hole
This artist's rendering shows the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li, where a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart.
View ArticleNASA launches next-generation weather satellite
NASA on Saturday launched a next-generation satellite into space designed to monitor weather around the world and help improve forecasts.
View ArticleNASA small satellite promises big discoveries
Small satellites provide a cheap, responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As demand grows, engineers must adapt these "nanosatellites" to provide greater data returns. NASA, in...
View ArticleNASA launches last of its longtime tracking satellites
NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites on Friday, a vital link to astronauts in orbit as well as the Hubble Space Telescope.
View ArticleA NASA triple-view of Hurricane Franklin's fade out
NASA's GPM, Aqua and Suomi NPP satellites provided three different views of the now fizzled and former Hurricane Franklin.
View ArticleNASA and Norway to develop Arctic laser-ranging station
NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of...
View ArticleNC island's mysterious birth appears on NASA satellite images
NASA has released satellite images that show North Carolina's newly formed Shelly Island was born in November.
View ArticleNASA communications satellite damaged 3 weeks before launch
NASA's newest, slickest communications satellite has been damaged, just three weeks before its planned August launch.
View ArticleBangladesh's heavy rainfall examined with NASA's IMERG
At least 156 people in Bangladesh were killed during the past week by landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall. NASA calculated the amount of rain that has fallen using data from satellites.
View ArticleTelescope records massive explosion 12 billion light years away
The University of Western Australia's Zadko Telescope has captured the explosive birth of a black hole 12 billion light years away that took place before the Earth and sun existed.
View ArticleImage: Fires on Cape Barren Island, Australia
The Tasmanian Fire Service reported that a vegetation fire near Thunder and Lightning Bay, Cape Barren Island, Australia, started on Dec. 4, 2016, and was still blazing on Dec. 6. Smoke from the fire...
View ArticleNASA announces first geostationary vegetation, atmospheric carbon mission
NASA has selected a first-of-its-kind Earth science mission that will extend our nation's lead in measuring key greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space to advance our understanding of Earth's...
View ArticleNASA small satellites will take a fresh look at Earth
Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet.
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Depression Aere dissipating
NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Depression Aere as it was dissipating in the South China Sea.
View ArticleNASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative opens space to educators, nonprofits
Accredited education institutions, nonprofit organizations and NASA centers can join the adventure and challenges of space while helping the agency achieve its exploration goals through the next round...
View ArticleVideo: These tiny satellites could take on NASA's riskiest missions
At the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, NASA is preparing tiny satellites the size of briefcases for a mission to Mars.
View ArticleHelping satellites be right as rain
As you read this paragraph, a NASA satellite orbits around planet Earth, gathering data on—of all things—soil moisture. Moisture in the soil acts like a thermostat for the planet. Along with affecting...
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