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NASA scientists find ties between Earth's oxygen and magnetic field
Jun 21, 2025 (SPX)
Earth's magnetic field arises from the flow of material in the planet's molten interior, which acts like a giant electromagnet. The flow isn't perfectly stable,...
Meteosat-12 begins prime service delivering enhanced weather data for Europe
Jun 17, 2025 (SPX)
Positioned approximately 36,000 kilometers above Earth, Meteosat-12 provides critical imaging for Europe, Africa, and adjacent oceans. It offers more frequent d...
China expands disaster monitoring with launch of Zhangheng 1B satellite
Jun 16, 2025 (SPX)
Lifting off at 3:56 pm, the rocket delivered the Zhangheng 1B into its designated orbit. This satellite marks China's first dedicated spacecraft for monitoring ...
Space lasers, AI used by geospatial scientist to measure forest biomass
Jun 16, 2025 (SPX)
Understanding this carbon cycle is key to climate change research, according to Hamdi Zurqani, an assistant professor of geospatial science for the Arkansas For...
ICEYE radar imaging added to SkyFi satellite data platform
Jun 16, 2025 (SPX)
ICEYE operates the largest commercial SAR satellite constellation, boasting more than 50 satellites. Its integration into SkyFi's interface allows users to acce...
NASA's Ready-to-Use Dataset Details Land Motion Across North America
Jun 11, 2025 (JPL)
NASA is collaborating with the Alaska Satellite Facility in Fairbanks to create a powerful web-based tool that will show the movement of land across North Ameri...
BlackSky Gen-3 delivers very hi-res imagery at warfighting speed - 12 hours after launch
Jun 11, 2025 (SPX)
"In today's national security environment, BlackSky's customers require space-based intelligence that moves at warfighter speed," said Brian O'Toole, BlackSky C...
Planet Expands Business with Welsh Government for Land and Natural Resource Management
Jun 04, 2025 (SPX)
This expanded agreement provides the Welsh Government with Planet's high-resolution SkySat tasking capabilities, PlanetScope near-daily global satellite imagery...
China Adds Shijian 26 Satellite to Its Growing Remote-Sensing Fleet
Jun 02, 2025 (SPX)
Jointly developed by the Harbin Institute of Technology, Aerospace Dongfanghong, and the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chines...
Nanchang satellite drives environmental protection and low altitude innovation
May 28, 2025 (SPX)
The satellite features an advanced remote sensing suite capable of continuous environmental surveillance. It focuses on critical regions such as Poyang Lake, Ga...
UK records sunniest spring in over a century
May 28, 2025 (AFP)
With 630 hours of sunshine between March 1 and May 27, 2025 was the sunniest spring since 1910, the Met office said. It beat the previous record set in 2020 by ...
Citizen scientists asked to identify clouds in satellite data for climate research
May 22, 2025 (SPX)
This latest version of CloudCatcher builds on the success of a 2020 prototype, which engaged over 1,600 volunteers. That earlier project proved that non-experts...
Microsoft AI weather forecast faster, cheaper, truer: study
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Dubbed Aurora, the new system -- which has not been commercialised -- generated 10-day weather forecasts and predicted hurricane trajectories more accurately an...
Rocket Lab Completes Third Successful iQPS Mission with More Launches Scheduled for 2025
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
With four additional iQPS missions planned for 2025 and two more in 2026, Rocket Lab is set to play a crucial role in expanding iQPS' satellite constellation. T...
Sidus Space's FeatherEdge Gen-2 Achieves Successful On-Orbit Operations on LizzieSat-3
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
"We are excited to share that FeatherEdge GEN-2 is fully operational onboard LizzieSat-3," said Carol Craig, CEO of Sidus Space. "What sets this technology apar...
From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites
May 15, 2025 (SPX)
Satellites are also essential for monitoring floods, cyclones and bushfires, and supporting the people they affect. Farmers depend on satellite data, too, as do...
German Satellite Achieves First Simultaneous CO2 and NO2 Measurements from Power Plant Emissions
May 12, 2025 (SPX)
The newly developed approach allows scientists to directly measure CO2 and NO2 over individual power plants, providing critical data for understanding atmospher...
Reveal and Maxar Expand Farsight Platform with High-Resolution Satellite Data Integration
May 07, 2025 (SPX)
This collaboration aims to provide defense personnel with enhanced operational decision-making capabilities by incorporating Maxar's precise basemaps and 3D dat...
Warming temperatures accelerate spring leaf flush in Japan
May 02, 2025 (SPX)
Their analysis found that in 2023, leaf flush began 3 to 7 days earlier than the 2018-2024 average in the Kanto and Chubu regions. In 2024, similar advances occ...
Near Space Labs expands AI era geospatial imagery with 20 million Series B funding
Apr 30, 2025 (SPX)
The company operates a stratospheric robotics platform that delivers ultra-high-resolution aerial imagery with unprecedented speed and frequency. Its flagship S...
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