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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debris
Jan 28, 2026 (SPX)
In late 2025, scientists reported that NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation, or EMIT, instrument aboard the International Space Station could ...
Spire weather data to power AiDASH vegetation and outage risk tools
Jan 26, 2026 (SPX)
AiDASH has deployed the integrated capability in utility control centers, where Spire's forecasts enhance situational awareness around weather-driven grid risk....
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research finds
Jan 21, 2026 (SPX)
Previous studies had found frequent lightning along shipping routes over the Bay of Bengal before a 2020 International Maritime Organization rule capped sulfur ...
Sentinel 2A trials reveal unexpected night sensing capability
Jan 21, 2026 (SPX)
With Sentinel 2B and Sentinel 2C now leading the core task of delivering high resolution, camera like images of Earths surface, Sentinel 2A is being used as a t...
SkyFi adds Vantor data to expand access to high resolution earth imagery
Jan 13, 2026 (SPX)
Vantor is a provider of unified spatial intelligence that fuses data from imaging satellites with real time sensor feeds from space, air, and ground systems. By...
Spire adds hyperspectral sounder and Myriota payloads on SpaceX Twilight launch
Jan 13, 2026 (SPX)
The mission carried Spires Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder, or HyMS, a compact satellite based demonstrator designed to advance global weather forecasting from ...
HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellites
Jan 13, 2026 (SPX)
The new cluster is designed to strengthen the companys ability to support US Government and international partners with consistent, high-quality RF insights acr...
Europe approves EPS Sterna polar microsatellite network
Jan 12, 2026 (SPX)
EPS Sterna data are projected to generate at least 30 billion euros in economic value for Europe over the lifetime of the programme, with a benefit cost ratio e...
China geospatial information industry approaches 1 trillion yuan output
Jan 07, 2026 (SPX)
The industry is expected to have exceeded 900 billion yuan in output for 2025, representing growth of more than 30 percent compared with 2020, and it employs mo...
Third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation radar satellite enters service ramp-up
Jan 06, 2026 (SPX)
Built by Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, and operated in orbit by Telespazio, the satellite joins a system designed to support...
Nullschool launches new mobile app for popular Earth weather platform
Jan 06, 2026 (SPX)
As part of this step, Beccario has released the first official Nullschool mobile app for both iOS and Android. He notes that users had requested an app for year...
Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras
Jan 01, 2026 (SPX)
In the first pilot, SATMAR supported message exchanges between a vessel and the port control center to adjust transit times, cut emissions, and improve coordina...
OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management
Jan 01, 2026 (SPX)
Instead of distributing raw satellite measurements that require specialized processing OPERA generates standardized analysis-ready products that agencies can pl...
TanDEM X marks 15 years mapping Earth in 3D
Jan 01, 2026 (SPX)
DLR Chair of the Executive Board Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla highlighted the strategic importance of this capability for public authorities and industry. "TanDEM-X dem...
NASA Earth science faces rollback as Mission to Planet Earth era winds down
Jan 01, 2026 (SPX)
In 1987, astronaut Sally Ride's report "Leadership and America's Future in Space" argued that NASA should adopt "Mission to Planet Earth" as a core pillar, usin...
Under CERES watch Earth radiation budget record reaches 25 years
Jan 01, 2026 (SPX)
Recent meetings of the CERES Science Team examined how the instruments are coping with changes in spacecraft operations and orbital geometry. Terra and Aqua CER...
China lofts Tianhui 7 geological survey satellite on Long March 4B
Dec 31, 2025 (SPX)
According to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp, a Long March 4B rocket carrying Tianhui 7 lifted off at 12:12 pm local time on Tuesday from the Jiuqua...
Maintaining the Gold Standard: The Future of Landsat Calibration and Validation
Dec 17, 2025 (SPX)
The Cal/Val team at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center works closely with the Landsat Flight Operations Team to plan weekly calibration activities to maintain the...
Sentinel 6B begins sea level mapping campaign
Dec 17, 2025 (SPX)
Roughly the size of a pickup truck, Sentinel-6B continues a more than 30-year series of U.S.-European satellite missions that monitor global sea level to within...
NASA backs CINEMA smallsat fleet to probe Earth magnetotail
Dec 14, 2025 (SPX)
The Cross-scale Investigation of Earths Magnetotail and Aurora (CINEMA) mission will unlock the secrets of the energy circulation through Earths magnetotail. Th...
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