New Zealand’s South Island is pictured in this Envisat image from 4 April 2012. There are a…
Month: June 2013
Alphasat solar array installation
4 June, 2013 Alphasat has its solar arrays installed at Astrium, ready for shipment to its…
Proba-V tracking aircraft in flight from orbit
ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across…
NASA’s Hubble Uncovers Evidence of Farthest Planet Forming From Its Star
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion…
The Moon and Sun
Two or three times a year, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory observes the moon traveling across the…
College Students Study The Earth From NASA's DC-8 Flying Lab
College students in NASA's SARP field experience will measure pollution and air quality, study forest ecology…
Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most of Antarctic Ice Shelves' Mass Loss
Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent's…
GAIA soon to map the Milky Way
Gaia is a global space astrometry mission. Its goal is to make the largest, most precise…
Peterson AFB opens evacuation shelter
Peterson Air Force Base opened an emergency evacuation shelter at the Peterson Fitness and Sports Center…
PRESS RELEASE: Peterson AFB supports Black Forest firefighting effort
Base emergency responders are working in support of the DOD's immediate response authority and a memorandum…