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Satellite Captures Awesome Power of Tsunami Triggered by Epic Russian Quake

Thu, 08/14/2025 - 16:50

Gizmodo

SWOT satellite imagery of the tsunami triggered by a major earthquake off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in July 2025

Earth Science, Earthquakes, NASA, noaa, satellites, tsunamis

Trump Administration Moves to Destroy Satellite That Monitors Greenhouse Gases

Tue, 08/05/2025 - 16:15

Gizmodo

An illustration of NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 satellite hovering over Earth

Space & Spaceflight, Climate Change, greenhouse gases, NASA, satellites

NATO is working to reroute data through space, fearing Russia could slice undersea internet cables

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 03:15

Tech Insider : Business, Technology

Viasat — A file photo shows a rocket in French Guiana carrying two satellites into space.
Getty Images

Military & Defense, subsea-cables, satellites, NATO, Russia, international-holiday-save-2024

SpaceX's Starlink satellites have a lot of scientists worried about Earth's atmosphere

Wed, 11/27/2024 - 13:41

Tech Insider : Business, Environment

A long exposure photo of a satellite moving across the night sky. — A trail of Starlink satellites appears in the night sky five days after its launch.
Alan Dyer/Stocktrek Images/ Getty Images

Science, Starlink, elon-musk, spacex, atmosphere, satellites, megaconstellations

Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth

Mon, 10/21/2024 - 09:30

Tech Insider

Aertherflux rendering of an Apex saltellite in orbit above Earth. — Aetherflux plans to launch a constellation of satellites capable of transmitting solar power to Earth.
Aetherflux

Tech, trending-uk, Robinhood, baiju-bhatt, Space, satellites

NOAA’s New Lightning Satellite Just Captured Some Terrifyingly Wild Footage

Fri, 10/18/2024 - 12:35

Gizmodo

Satellite imagery of Hurricane Milton lightning

Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, NASA, noaa, Satellite Images, satellites, weather

NASA’s Next Big Thing: These Space Telescopes Could Reveal the Secrets of Black Holes

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 13:45

Gizmodo

An artist's concept of the Swift Observatory, on whose work one of the new mission concepts would build

spaceflight, astrophysics, NASA, satellites, Space observatories, x-rays

How to Catch a Glimpse of NASA’s Orbiting Solar Sail

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 15:10

Gizmodo

Artist's rendition of NASA's solar sail in orbit above Earth

spaceflight, cubesats, NASA, satellites, Solar powered, solar sail

This Is the Last Image Taken by NASA’s Historic Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 16:25

Gizmodo

Infrared image of Fornax constellation taken by NASA's NEOWISE space telescope.

Space, Asteroids, Comets, NASA, Near-Earth Objects, satellites, space telescopes

Chinese Rocket Breaks Apart in Orbit, Leaves Dangerous Trail of Debris in Space

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 12:10

Gizmodo

A Long March 6A rocket carrying the satellite group blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on August 6, 2024 in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province of China.

spaceflight, Satellite megaconstellations, satellites, Space Debris, space junk, space traffic management

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