Earth Observation News, Technology and Business
November 30, 2025
Outage Prevention from Orbit: Why Utilities Are Turning to Satellites and Geospatial Analytics

Perrysburg OH (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Utilities and local energy distribution companies (LDCs) face ongoing challenges in managing their infrastructure. Keeping track of power lines, pipelines, energy plant emissions, and other assets is essential to prevent power outages, wildfires, broken power lines, and methane leaks. Rather than waiting for the next disaster, LDCs are using satellites to deliver high-resolution imagery for AI-powered spatial analytics, offering a bird's-eye view to detect issues before they become disasters. ... read more
NASA, Aerospace Corporation Study Sharpens Focus on Ammonia Emissions
Pasadena, CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
The pungent gas contributes to fine airborne particulate pollution, which endangers human health when inhaled and absorbed in the bloodstream. A recent study led by scientists at NASA's Jet Pr ... more
Copernicus Sentinel-6B enters operational phase as EUMETSAT takes command
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
EUMETSAT's Mission Control Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, is now operating the Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite, marking the beginning of its mission to monitor sea level and support climate science. ... more
Farms show potential as large-scale tool for climate mitigation in QUT led research
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
A recent international study led by Queensland University of Technology presents a quantitative framework for evaluating how plant agriculture and synthetic biology might help mitigate climate chang ... more
Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder Set for Launch Following Final Testing Phase
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
Spire Global, Inc. has completed environmental testing, calibration, and flight qualification for its Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) payload, which is now integrated into a Spire 16U satelli ... more
ADVERTISEMENT



ADVERTISEMENT



Italian Earth observation fleet gains eight new IRIDE satellites
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Italy's IRIDE Earth observation programme has expanded with the launch of eight Eaglet II satellites, adding a second constellation to the growing national fleet. The spacecraft rode into orbit on a ... more
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmos ... more
Sentinel-5 debuts images of atmospheric gases
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 27, 2025
Launched just a little over three months ago, Copernicus Sentinel-5A has returned its first results, including a global map of ozone, maps of nitrogen dioxide over the Middle East and South Africa, ... more
Mitigating radio frequency interference in US weather satellites
Albany NY (SPX) Nov 25, 2025
As the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prepares to launch the next generation of satellites responsible for U.S. weather forecasting and climate monitoring, it's asking researchers f ... more
Copernicus Sentinel-6B begins mission to advance ocean science
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 17, 2025
Copernicus Sentinel-6B launched today, 17 November, at 06:21 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more
24/7 Space News Coverage
24/7 Technology News Coverage
24/7 China News Coverage

ADVERTISEMENT


ADVERTISEMENT

Brazil gears up to harness ESA's Biomass data
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
As the COP30 climate conference gets underway in Brazil, the world's attention is once again drawn to the plight of the Amazon - the planet's largest and most vital rainforest. With the European Spa ... more
CSES satellite tracks shifting South Atlantic anomaly and impact on solar cycle twenty five
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 14, 2025
The South Atlantic anomaly represents the region of Earth's radiation belts with the highest particle concentrations and weakest geomagnetic shielding. This area poses risks to the electronics aboar ... more
SkyFi adds ICEYE radar imaging to satellite tasking platform
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025
SkyFi has announced that ICEYE US synthetic aperture radar data will be integrated into its platform. This development allows SkyFi users to directly access and task ICEYE's large SAR satellite cons ... more
S&P Global finalizes deal for ORBCOMM satellite vessel tracking network
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 11, 2025
S&P Global has completed the acquisition of the Automatic Identification System business from ORBCOMM. The AIS division operates a global constellation of low Earth orbit satellites, enabling real-t ... more
China increases lead in global remote sensing research as US share slips
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
A new study from NYU Tandon School of Engineering finds China now produces nearly half of all peer-reviewed remote sensing publications, while the US accounts for just 9 percent - a reversal from si ... more
Wits expands earth science with new observatory and CORES center

London, UK (SPX) Nov 07, 2025
The University of the Witwatersrand has launched two initiatives positioning Africa centrally in global earth-science advancement. The Earth Observatory, housed at the Wits School of Geosciences, is Africa's only facility offering advanced isotopic and geophysical analysis. It supports geoanalytical applications including geometallurgy, sample preparation, automated mineralogy, and U-Pb age-determination. These capabilities allow researchers, students, and industry partners to explore Earth's deep ... read more
New Copernicus Satellite Strengthens Earth Observation Programme
Paris, France (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite was successfully launched on November 4, 2025, at 22:02 CET from French Guiana using an Ariane 62 rocket. Sentinel-1D joins the Copernicus programme, providing e ... more

ADVERTISEMENT



Reflectivity of ocean clouds drops as air pollution falls and global temperatures climb
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 06, 2025
A recent study by University of Washington researchers explains that Earth is absorbing more heat than it did several decades ago, due to rapidly declining cloud reflectivity over ocean regions. Glo ... more
OlmoEarth AI Platform Released to Expand Access to Planetary Data and Insights
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 05, 2025
Ai2 has introduced the OlmoEarth Platform, an open end-to-end solution designed to transform satellite and sensor data into real-time environmental insight. The platform builds on OlmoEarth, a new f ... more
UAH Earth System Science Center researchers question world record for hottest temperature ever observed
Huntsville AL (SPX) Nov 01, 2025
A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, cal ... more
AI challenge advances satellite-based disaster mapping
Paris, France (SPX) Oct 31, 2025
Four teams from different countries have been recognised for their breakthrough work in using artificial intelligence to detect earthquake damage from space, marking the conclusion of a global compe ... more
ABB wins Canadian climate satellite instrument contract
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025
ABB has secured a contract with the Canadian Space Agency for Phase A conceptual development of the Thin Ice Clouds and Far InfraRed Emissions (TICFIRE) instrument. TICFIRE, which is part of the Hig ... more
24/7 Nuclear News Coverage
24/7 War News Coverage
24/7 War News Coverage

Buy Advertising Media Advertising Kit Editorial & Other Enquiries Privacy statement
The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2020 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement