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Friday, September 26th, 2025
On the left we see a high-resolution HySpex image of the Puch test area in true colors, taken on May 12, 2025. In the center is the same image with locations of drone acquisition points (orange). And on the right, land cover derived from EnMAP satellite data. Pixel colors denote photosynthetically active (“live”) vegetation in
Monday, September 15th, 2025
MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG) was launched in August 2025. Two of its instruments have already returned first data. Now it’s the turn of the Multiviewing multichannel multipolarisation imager (3MI), which was built by Leonardo and provides data on aerosols in our atmosphere. The first images captured by 3MI are a view over Northern Africa, Italy and the eastern Mediterranean,
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025
LYNRED supplied three of the four critical detectors onboard the METOP-SG weather satellite, which was launched from Kuru, French Guyana, on Aug. 12, 2025. The satellite will orbit the Earth pole-to-pole to deliver near real-time data on the state of our atmosphere, resulting in more accurate forecasts, better disaster preparedness and a sharper view of the
Wednesday, August 13th, 2025
Advanced Navigation successfully demonstrated a breakthrough in underground navigation, delivering high-precision positioning without reliance on fixed infrastructure or GNSS, in Europe’s deepest underground mine in Pyhäjärvi, Finland. The Hybrid Navigation System, combining a Laser Velocity Sensor with the Boreas D90 fiber-optic gyroscope Inertial Navigation System, achieved consistent sub-0.1 percent navigation error across multiple runs, without relying
Wednesday, August 6th, 2025
Forests play a central role in the global carbon cycle as trees store carbon in their trunks, branches, roots and leaves. However, climate change and human activities can change the ability of forests to absorb carbon and the annual changes in these carbon stocks are highly variable in space and time around the globe. That’s
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Follow On–Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) Observatory, set to provide quicker and more accurate space weather forecasts, arrived Sunday, July 20, 2025, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SWFO-L1 mission will monitor the Sun and near-Earth environment using a suite
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
Melting glaciers worldwide are significant indicators of climate change, revealing dynamic shifts in Earth’s environment. Satellite technology plays a crucial role in tracking these changes by measuring glacier movement and mass balance to assess climate impacts. Glaciers are dynamic and sensitive geosystems that respond to human-driven climate changes, constantly moving and evolving rather than being
Monday, June 23rd, 2025
Below ocean wind farms, oil rigs and other offshore installations are mammoth networks of underwater structures, including pipelines, anchors, risers and cables, that are essential to harness the energy source. But much like terrestrial structures, these subsea constructions are also vulnerable to natural events, like submarine landslides, that can hamper the productivity of installations below
Friday, June 6th, 2025
A lot can change in a year for Earth’s forests and vegetation, as springtime and rainy seasons can bring new growth, while cooling temperatures and dry weather can bring a dieback of those green colors. And now, a novel type of NASA visualization illustrates those changes in a full complement of colors as seen from
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025
RoGO Communications and LBiSat are partnering to deliver GPS tracking and remote connectivity for situational awareness and tactical collaboration for a common operational picture. LBiSat provides satellite communications using Continuity+ and Personal Cell Tower to Incident Command Posts to establish and manage emergency responses. LBiSat provides a full range of business continuity and disaster
