A major international study has identified Antarctic sea ice as a critical predictor of how much heat Earth’s oceans will absorb this century, with major implications for global warming projections, ...

Google Maps on Android may be adding an Aerial button to quickly switch between Street View and Satellite View.

2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the milestone with a satellite-based image tracing the canal's historic route across New York State.

New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, and communities.

For decades, Air Force reservists at Schriever Space Force Base have helped fly weather satellites that have guided global military operations. On Tuesday, the airmen connected to school-bus-sized ...

Learn more about the Quasi-moons and mini-moons that sometimes get caught in our orbit and how they could offer mining opportunities.

The Trump administration has proposed cancelling more than 40 NASA missions, including at least 14 Earth science missions.

The satellite economy is accelerating, with low Earth orbit (LEO) activity projected to hit $11.81 billion in 2025 and expected to nearly double to $20.69 billion by 2030 at an annual growth rate of ...

There has been a flurry of chatter among investors after Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) pulled back the curtain on its Tanager-1 satellite data products, now fully available to customers for the first time ...

The former world’s largest iceberg "will eventually succumb to the relentless effects of warmer air and water," NASA says.

Globalstar, Inc. GSAT and Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM operate in the satellite communications industry, rapidly emerging as a key component of global connectivity. Satellite services are helping ...