The country supports some of the world’s most important satellites. But experts worry about its proximity to Russia.

People and planes often flag wildfires before satellites do, but satellites can play a critical role when it comes to ...

The first satellite in a constellation designed specifically to locate wildfires early and precisely anywhere on the planet has now reached Earth's orbit, and it could forever change how we tackle ...

Nearly half of the artificial satellites in orbit carry a payload. Often, these are in the form of sensors for observation, ...

NASA’s newest space telescope, SPHEREx, has successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, setting off on a ...

A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has released the most detailed map yet of what Antarctica looks like when you strip away ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

Data from the NISAR satellite will be used to map crop growth, track plant health, and monitor soil moisture—offering detailed, timely information for decision making.

A, after years of drifting, now appears stuck near South Georgia Island. Once lodged in the Southern Weddell Sea for decades, ...

First responders in Hudspeth County are turning to Starlink satellites to fix communication gaps due to poor internet, ...

This app from NASA's ESDIS provides the capability to interactively browse over 1000 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers on desktop and mobile devices. Many of the imagery layers are ...