Dec 12 Watch Defying International Warnings, North Korea Launches Long-Range Rocket North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket despite warnings from the international community. While the launch enhances the credentials of young leader Kim Jong Un, it is likely to bring fresh sanctions and further complicate relations with neighbors and the… Continue watching
Aug 15 Satellite Images from Aleppo, Syria, from July-August 2012 By Larisa Epatko Amnesty International is using satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe to track the destruction from fighting between rebels and government forces in and around Aleppo, Syria. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch North Korea's New Missile: 'It's Sophisticated' North Korea, one of the world's most secretive and belligerent regimes, is gearing up to launch a missile topped with what it says is a communication satellite. Judy Woodruff and John Isaacs of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Satellites Offer New Window Into Documenting, Preventing Genocide Tom Bearden reports on the push to use private satellites to document genocide from space. Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch NASA Launch Begins Effort to Return Man to the Moon NASA launched two satellites to the moon last week, the first step toward its goal of returning a human to the lunar surface. At the start of this new effort, though, a debate has been ignited at the space agency… Continue watching
Feb 24 CO2-tracking Satellite Crashes after Failing to Reach Orbit By Admin, PBS News Hour A NASA rocket carrying a satellite built to track carbon dioxide emissions crashed into the ocean near Antarctica, ending a project nine years in the making at a cost of $273 million. Continue reading
Feb 20 NASA to Launch Its First Carbon-Testing Satellite to Measure Greenhouse Gas By Admin, PBS News Hour NASA plans to launch a satellite Tuesday that will measure concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth's atmosphere, providing scientists with the most complete and precise set of measurements yet of the greenhouse gas. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch Other News: Wall Street Slumps, Satellites Collide In Thursday's other news, stocks fell on Wall Street and a Russian and U.S. satellite collided over Siberia in the largest accident of its kind. Continue watching
Feb 03 Iran Launches First 'Homegrown' Satellite Into Space By PBS News Hour Iran said Tuesday that it had launched its first domestically-produced satellite as part of Tehran's ongoing efforts to build a space program. The launch was timed to coincide with observances of the 30th anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Continue reading
Jan 22 New Study Shows Warming Trend in Antarctica By Admin, PBS News Hour Antarctica, a part of the world that researchers had previously believed was bucking the trend of global warming, is getting warmer after all, according to a newly released study. Continue reading