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NASA's Landsat-7 satellite continues with terrific photography, as this image reveals the dark blue waters of the Coral and Solomon Seas. This image of the area was captured by NASA’s Landsat 7 satellite on January 13, 2002.
Read MoreBrazil's National Institute of Space Investigations (INPE) has initiated additional tests on two satellites that are expected to be launched in five years as part of a joint program with China.
Read MoreSatellite imaging provider DMC International Imaging (DMCii) will provide free DMC constellation satellite imagery for scientists to support global environmental monitoring projects.
Read MoreLockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space of Italy are forming a strategic partnership to jointly develop and deliver a new family of space-based remote sensing systems for customers around the world.
Read MoreThe Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through the Company's commercial launch business, has received a contract to launch the fourth satellite for the COSMO-SkyMed (Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean basin Observation) program for Thales Alenia Space Italia, prime contractor of the Italian Space Agency.
Read MoreThe snow-capped, crescent-shaped Alps and Italy’s Apennines mountain chain are shown in this Envisat image. Snowfall in early winter — for meteorologists winter begins on December 1st — covered the entire mountain areas with fresh snow, while the lower lands in the south and north of the mountains remained snow-free.
Read MoreVietnam plans to launch its first remote sensing satellite by 2012, VNREDSAT-1, the Vietnam News Agency reported last Friday.
Read MoreChina has launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, the fifth satellite in the YaoGan series and developed by the China Academy of Space Technology, was launched by a CZ-4B Chang Zheng-4B rocket at 03:22 UTC yesterday morning.
Read MoreDuring the Northern Hemisphere winter, monsoon winds over southern Asia and Australia stir the waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, off mainland China’s southeastern coast.
Read MoreAt the northwestern margin of the Pacific Ocean, the tectonic plate underlying the ocean is slowly grinding beneath the leading edge of the tectonic plate bearing the Asian continent.
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