Earth Observation

Water Water Everywhere…in our solar system.

Water is not a luxury of Earth, in fact, it is the most abundant compound in the universe because it…

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Prehistoric Earth as seen from Space.

A look from space to the evolution of a habitable planet. The Visible Paleo-Earth (VPE) project has constructed a view…

12 years ago

NASA Prepares for Launch of Next Earth Observation Satellite

(Source NASA) -- NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) is scheduled to launch Feb. 11 from Vandenberg Air Force Base…

12 years ago

Critical Gaps Looming in Important Earth Observation Data

GAO Predicts a gap in data of 17-53 months Above our heads in low Earth Polar Orbit a series of…

12 years ago

Huge Storm Blankets U.S. December 19-21 (Video)

Much of the U.S. was blanketed by this large storm in December 2012.   This NOAA's GOES-13 satellite animation shows…

12 years ago

Polar-orbiting satellite data was key to pinpointing Sandy’s track

According to a new study by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the NOAA forecasts of Hurricane Sandy’s…

12 years ago

Earths Magnetic Fields, Mars Fields, Life in the balance

When you compare the Earth's magnetic fields with those of Mars you begin to understand why our planet is truly…

12 years ago

World not Ending in 2012, U.S. Federal Government says so!

UPDATE 12/21/12 - See Article about end of world - The End of the World is here...we had a good…

12 years ago

NASA Suomi NPP Satellite Captures the “Black Marble” Image-Video

Last January the Suomi NPP satellite captured the Blue Marble Image of Earth. Now the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite VIIRs…

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Suomi NPP Satellite Snaps Night Image of U.S.

Suomi was launched in October 2011 and has also captured one of the most downloaded pictures ever taken by a…

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