Stunning Lightning Above Mideast Seen from Space (Photo) By Laura Poppick The International Space Station is now equipped with a new instrument that will help study lightning strikes in detail.
High-Res Satellites Help Track Whale Populations By Laura Poppick Rather than counting whales from the bow of a ship, researchers have devised a much more efficient method of taking population censuses using satellite imagery.
Hubble Telescope Sees Star That May Explode Soon (Photo) By Laura Poppick The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a star engulfed in a hazy nebula, destined to explode into a supernova one day.
Major Blizzard Visible from Space By Laura Poppick NASA satellite imagery has captured the enormity of the first snowstorm of 2014.
Moon Rovers Planned for Commercial Lunar Exploration Project By Laura Poppick Golden Spike, acompany developing commercial missions to the moon for launch in 2020, has partnered with Honeybee Robotics to design lunar rovers to accompany the manned expeditions.
New Earth Explorer Satellite to Map Global Forests By Laura Poppick A new satellite from the European Space Agency should start mapping global forests in 2020, and should help reveal the role of forests in Earth’s climate.
