Satellites used to Protect Oil Rigs

Ocean FOCUS began issuing forecasts on 16 February 2006 ­ just in time to warn oil…

Strait of Messina from Space

The Strait of Messina ­ the narrow section of water separating the Italian Peninsula (seen on…

More Images from Daichi

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) would like to announce that image data was successfully acquired…

Solars Cycles Stronger

Scientists predict the next solar activity cycle will be 30 to 50 percent stronger than the…

Envisat hailed for contribution to Earth science

Since its launch in 2002, Envisat, the world’s largest and most sophisticated satellite ever built, has…

‘Deep impact’ of Pulsar

Astronomers have witnessed a never-seen-before event in observations by ESA’s XMM-Newton spacecraft – a collision between…

RTS 6400 Optronics Radar

RRS has developed, manufactured and qualified a new generation Naval Optronics Radar Tracker, currently aboard the…

The Andes from Space

This Envisat image is focused over the Patagonia Plateau in Argentina and southern Chile, and shows…

NEW MAP OF MILKY WAY

Nearly 400 years after Galileo determined the wispy Milky Way actually comprises myriad individual stars, scientists…

NEW MAP OF MILKY WAY

Nearly 400 years after Galileo determined the wispy Milky Way actually comprises myriad individual stars, scientists…