Satellite : Science World Report

Jan 31, 2014 04:15 PM EST

NASA Detects Tropical Storm Over Central Philippines

NASA's Aqua satellite has detected infrared data on Tropical Storm Kajiki as it engulfed the central Philippines. The storm is the result of the second tropical depression during the Northwestern Pacific Ocean season.

Oct 21, 2013 03:49 PM EDT

Student-Built Swisscube: Twenty-Two Thousand Trips Around the Planet

Four years after its launch, Swisscube, the small satellite developed by EPFL’s Space Center, is still in operation. Some of the technological choices made and considered audacious at the time have yielded valuable lessons for building future spacecraft.

Aug 30, 2013 09:53 PM EDT

Awesome Rocket Science: Miniature Ferrofluid Ion Thruster to Power Nanosatellites

"Even the best smartphones don't have miniaturized rocket engines, so we need to develop them from scratch."

Jul 25, 2013 09:18 PM EDT

Europe's Largest and Most Advanced Telecom Satellite Launched Flawlessly

Alphasat, Europe's largest and most sophisticated telecommunications satellite, was launched into its planned orbit today from Kourou, French Guiana.

Jul 25, 2013 01:35 PM EDT

NASA Scientists Employ Satellites to Create Global Plant Productivity Maps (Video)

What do plants and space have in common? NASA scientists have developed a new way to use satellites to measure what's occurring inside plants at a cellular level. The technique could help researchers measure overall plant health from space, which will give them a broad view of how entire ecosystems ...

Jul 03, 2013 06:27 PM EDT

Global Precipitation Measurement Satellite Spreads its Wings

NASA successfully completed two pre-vibration solar array deployment tests of the Global Precipitation Measurement satellite on June 6 and June 15, 2013.

Jun 27, 2013 03:47 PM EDT

Africa in Space: Nigeria Reaches for the Stars

Nigeria's space program is reputed to be one of Africa's largest, with three satellites in orbit and an ambitious plan to send the first African astronaut into space by 2015. Critics say space dreams are a waste of money in a country wracked by poverty, insecurity and environmental disasters. But sp...

Jun 13, 2013 05:41 PM EDT

Tracking Aircraft From Space Already Possible

ESA’s Proba-V has become the first satellite to pick up aircraft tracking signals, allowing aircraft across the globe to be followed in flight from space.