The recent failure of MethaneSAT, the widely publicized methane-monitoring satellite developed by the Environmental Defense Fund, attracted global attention. The satellite lost communication with ground control in June 2025, just 15 months after its launch, and was officially declared irrecoverable in July. This event disappointed climate scientists, environmentalists, and policymakers … [continued]
A novel method includes new algorithm to glean important information about atmospheric rivers from satellite observations The Science Atmospheric rivers (ARs) are filaments of intense moisture transport in the atmosphere. These weather systems drive a large fraction of the extreme precipitation events over coastal regions. Detecting ARs in satellite observations … [continued]
Originally published by UC Berkeley, Berkeley News. By Edward Lempinen More than 700 imaging satellites are orbiting the earth, and every day they beam vast oceans of information — including data that reflects climate change, health and poverty — to databases on the ground. There’s just one problem: While the geospatial … [continued]
A Taurus XL rocket carrying a satellite intended to be using for monitoring carbon dioxide levels plunged back to Earth several minutes after taking off. A covering for the satellite failed to release, and the rocket could not maintain its intended course with the extra weight. The satellite went down … [continued]
British scientists are preparing to launch a revolutionary satellite that will provide precise measurements of the earth’s gravitational field, which will in turn provide exact measurements of ocean currents. So why is that important? Well, ocean currents transport heat around the planet— and that means that the currents have a … [continued]
