Satellites

Two atmospheric river systems have hit California in quick succession, leading to massive amounts of snowfall in the mountains and flooding in lower areas.

Blizzard warnings are currently active across large portions of Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota.

The ice cover of the Great Lakes has been declining over the last few decades due to higher air temperatures in the region, experts say.

NASA satellite images show changes to the water levels of Lakes Oroville and Shasta after heavy rainfall.

Footage from a telescope camera caught the bands arcing left to right. NASA said it wasn't their satellite, and suggested that it was a Chinese one.

Lake Abert has dried up so much that the water's salinity levels are too high for native brine shrimp, a major food source for migratory birds.

A brand new iceberg with an area of nearly 600 square miles has just broken off the Brunt ice shelf.

The competition, which gets participants to detect and evaluate algal blooms in satellite images, offers cash prizes of up to $12,000.

The prototype spacecraft will test how solar power can be generated from orbit and sent wirelessly back to Earth.

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website lets you watch the storm's progress as it moves across the U.S.

An arctic blast has made its way south from Canada this week, with a winter storm forming over the Great Lakes region on Thursday.

Satellite images show a cloud of volcanic ash and gas pouring out of the volcano as it erupts.

Russian forces have been digging trench lines and concentration areas in eastern Kherson since early October, the ISW said.

Hurricane forecasters believe that Nicole could strengthen further before impacting the coast, bringing storm surges and flash flooding.

Last week, a senior Russian foreign official told the United Nations that "quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike."

Ukrainian officials have reported that Starlink communications systems have gone offline on the frontlines as troops seek to retake territory from Russia.

Ron DeSantis said Elon Musk had offered to help Floridians get internet access in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

James Brown from the Space Industry Association of Australia said we are "starting to see a lot more friction between the great powers in space."

Western intelligence officials have expressed concerns that the "Khayyam" satellite could help Russia in Ukraine and allow Iran to spy on its neighbors in the Middle East.

Footage allegedly shows a Soyuz rocket carrying a military satellite named "Cosmos-2558" blasting off from the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian criticized a U.S. push for military presence in Earth orbit.

Space debris is a growing problem as humanity launches more and more satellites into Earth orbit, making space increasingly crowded.

A Chinese drag sail launched into space has succeeded in accelerating the deorbit of a rocket, the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology announced.

A Chinese research paper has reportedly outlined concerns about potential military uses of SpaceX's vast Starlink network.

The launch follows the March 3 launch of 47 satellites, bringing the total number of Starlink units placed into low-Earth orbit during 2022 to 338.

The vice prime minister asked on Friday for the Tesla CEO to improve the country's access to satellite internet.

46 new satellites will blast off on Monday morning from Florida after a geomagnetic storm recently caused dozens to fall out of orbit.

SpaceX said dozens of newly launched Starlink satellites could be lost, but they are not expected to pose any danger as they head back to Earth.

The NASA ELaNa 41 mission will be California space startup Astra's first ever launch from the Lower 48 states.

The previous four launch attempts of the Falcon 9 rocket were scuppered because of poor weather conditions around Cape Canaveral, Florida.