The NISAR satellite, built jointly by India and the US, is quite a gizmo — its hyperspectral imaging capability can detect even tiny changes on earth’s surface. This can tell, for example ...

asking social media users to help choose their "most compelling" satellite image. Pictured here, a Day-Night Band image from NOAA's JPSS Program satellites, showing Earth's northern hemisphere ...

At that time our natural satellite will be located within Scorpius and 4.5 degrees south of the sun. While it’s new, the moon is travelling between Earth and the sun. Since sunlight can only ...

NEOWISE’s contributions to hunting near-Earth objects gave scientists much deeper insights into the asteroids around Earth. It also gave scientists a better idea of what challenges they’ll ...

Sometimes, these near-Earth objects travel toward Earth at speeds of around 10 miles per second, which is about 15 times faster than a bullet. A hit at that speed can cause a lot of damage to ...

NEOWISE’s contributions to hunting near-Earth objects gave scientists much deeper insights into the asteroids around Earth. It also gave scientists a better idea of what challenges they’ll ...

Though it has been travelling around Earth in an orbit that mimics that of a moon, 2024 PT5 is not technically a moon. Unlike our natural satellite ... visit reveals the dynamic movements of ...

rotating and revolving around Earth. So, what about the other surface of our only natural satellite? Why is there a far side of the moon, and why is it so unfamiliar? Read More: Our Moon on Earth ...

NEOWISE’s contributions to hunting near-Earth objects gave scientists much deeper insights into the asteroids around Earth. It also gave scientists a better idea of what challenges they’ll need to ...

pronounced “trim” ) satellite is the most accurate rainfall observing satellite to orbit the Earth. It carries a suite of five instruments that, when combined, allow scientists to gather a very ...