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NASA Libera payload completes testing for future Earth energy tracking mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 NASA's Libera Earth energy instrument has completed a full campaign of environmental testing and is now ready for delivery to its host satellite, marking a major milestone for the agency's long term record of Earth's radiation budget measurements. The test series included thermal vacuum trials that replicated the temperature extremes and vacuum conditions Libera will face in orbit, along with other environmental checks to confirm the instrument can operate reliably throughout its mission. Libera i ... read more |
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NISAR radar view maps surface changes in Mississippi DeltaLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 02, 2026 A new radar image from the joint NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite shows how the mission can see through cloud cover to reveal surface features across the Mississippi River Delta region in southeastern Loui ... more 
Major rains drive widespread flooding in southern MozambiqueLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Weeks of intense rain in December and January swelled rivers and overwhelmed key reservoirs in southern Mozambique, sending floodwaters across broad floodplains and into heavily populated areas alon ... more 
Airbus and Hisdesat extend deal to market next generation PAZ-2 radar imageryMadrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 30, 2026 Airbus Defence and Space and Hisdesat have signed a new agreement to commercialize imagery and applications from the future PAZ-2 radar satellites, reinforcing their long standing cooperation in the ... more 
New axis grid links complex earth data in space and timeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 A new axis based grid model illustrates how independent spatial, temporal, and parametric axes can be combined to describe complex earth observation data sets in a single coherent framework. T ... more |
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EUMETSAT extends role in DestinE digital twin infrastructureParis, France (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 The EUMETSAT Council has confirmed that the organisation will remain a key contributor to the European Commission's Destination Earth initiative as it enters Phase Three later this year. Launc ... more 
Climate change speeds up destruction of key greenhouse gasLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 06, 2026 Scientists at the University of California, Irvine report that human driven climate change is causing nitrous oxide, a major greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance, to break down in the atmosp ... more 
Cleaner ship fuel is reducing lightning in key shipping lanes, research findsLawrence, KS (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Cuts in sulfur emissions from oceangoing vessels have been tied to a reduction in lightning stroke density along heavily trafficked shipping routes in the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, acco ... more 
Spire weather data to power AiDASH vegetation and outage risk toolsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Spire Global has been selected by AiDASH to supply advanced space-based weather intelligence for AiDASH's vegetation, storm and ignition risk platform used by electric utilities in North America. Th ... more 
New European Infrared Sounder Maps Atmosphere In Three DimensionsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 The first images from Europe s pioneering meteorological infrared sounder were unveiled at the EU Space Conference in Brussels, marking a significant advance in observing the atmosphere in three dim ... more |
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NASA advances space based tracking of marine debrisLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Detergent bottles and other litter can travel thousands of miles across the ocean before washing up on remote islands like Kaho'olawe in Hawaii, highlighting how persistent plastic pollution has bec ... more 
Sentinel 2A trials reveal unexpected night sensing capabilityParis, France (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 After more than 10 years in orbit, the first Copernicus Sentinel 2 satellite, Sentinel 2A, is still finding new ways to contribute to Earth observation as engineers push the mission beyond its origi ... more 
HawkEye 360 boosts RF coverage with new Cluster 13 satellitesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 HawkEye 360 has successfully launched its latest satellite trio, Cluster 13, and established initial communications with all three spacecraft, further expanding its space-based radio frequency intel ... more 
SkyFi adds Vantor data to expand access to high resolution earth imageryLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 SkyFi has integrated Vantor, formerly known as Maxar Intelligence, into its Earth Intelligence Platform to provide on demand access to high resolution satellite imagery and spatial content products. ... more 
Spire adds hyperspectral sounder and Myriota payloads on SpaceX Twilight launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026 Spire Global Inc has successfully launched nine satellites on SpaceXs Twilight mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, further expanding its space based sensing and Internet of Things service port ... more |
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Europe approves EPS Sterna polar microsatellite network
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 12, 2026 The EUMETSAT Council has formally endorsed the EUMETSAT Polar System Sterna (EPS Sterna), clearing the way for a new constellation of polar orbiting microsatellites that will deliver frequent microwave measurements of atmospheric temperature, humidity and cloud properties. The decision confirms EPS Sterna as a mandatory programme for EUMETSAT and authorises full scale activities targeting the launch of the first satellites in 2029. EPS Sterna data are projected to generate at least 30 billion euro ... read more 
China geospatial information industry approaches 1 trillion yuan outputTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 07, 2026 China's geospatial information sector, a key component of digital mapping and positioning, is approaching a scale of 1 trillion yuan, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources. The indust ... more |
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