Spying on the Spooks
Armed with binoculars and a standard camera, a different sort of birdwatcher keeps tabs on the world's spy satellites.
Browsing Tag
Satellites
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Texas, Tom and Jerry, and a Thirsty Planet
How scientists at Austin’s Center for Space Research are measuring the loss of water around the world with a pair of aging satellites.
A Possible Solution for Space Junk
Swiss scientists plan to send a "janitor satellite" into orbit to attempt to clean up space debris.
Snagging Free-Range Solar Power in Space Is an Option
Floating solar cells far above Earth and beaming the energy to the grid has shifted from loony to funded.
Finding Water from Outer Space
A globe-trotting geologist uses satellites and other remote-sensing platforms to find water under some of the world's thirstiest places.
Spacefarers Need A Wiki
Merely identifying all the stuff orbiting Earth isn't enough to prevent mishaps. We need to know where it's going in data everyone can interpret.
Space Probe to Measure How Sloshed Mother Earth Is
A European satellite scheduled to launch today will provide hard data on rising seas.
Looking for a Traffic Cop in Space
The collision of two satellites over Siberia highlights long-standing calls for a traffic management system and a no-littering policy in space.
Seeing the Forest and the Trees
The United States has built one of the most advanced technological societies the world has ever seen, but we still don't really know when spring starts.