California is planning to launch its own satellite to “track climate change-causing pollutants,” said Governor Jerry Brown at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on Sep. 14. The satellite would be able to detect the “point source” of climate pollutants, said Brown. The project would be a joint effort between the state of California […]

Hurricane Helene is forecast to weaken over the eastern Atlantic Ocean, and interests in the Azores islands should monitor the storm’s progress. The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Helene has 90 mph winds, meaning it is a Category 1 storm. The storm is located about 1,350 miles south-southwest of the Azores, and it is […]

France will invest 3.6 billion euros ($4.2 billion) to renew and upgrade its military satellites to shield its network from potential spying by rivals, its defense minister said on Sunday, Sept. 9. “We will install surveillance cameras on our satellites so we will know who is approaching us,” Defense Minister Florence Parly said on French […]

NASA’s Terra satellite has documented the changes in Aral Sea over the years and images show the water body being a fraction of the size in early 2000s compared to what it was in 1960s.

Tokyo’s 2020 opening ceremony may be a unique entertainment spectacular.  Japanese start-up company ALE Co., Ltd. would like to create a man-made meteor shower for the opening ceremony of the 2020 Summer Olympics, hosted by Japan.  Hundreds of multi-colored shooting stars would light up the skies around Tokyo at a diameter of up to 125 miles.  The technology for this endeavor […]

William Gadoury, a 15-year-old boy, reportedly discovered an ancient Mayan city using satellite photos and ancient astronomy.

See full coverage of the Fort McMurray wildfires here The wildfires in the Fort McMurray area, Alberta, Canada, are not yet under control, but firefighters are hoping the weather will help quell the spread.  A May 8, 4:15 p.m. update on an official Alberta website, said the fire was spread over 161,000 hectares (over 620 square […]