Less than three months into its mission, NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2, is already exceeding scientists’ expectations. To source
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Report from Kibo-ABC Workshop at the 25th APRSAF in Singapore
Report from Kibo-ABC Workshop at the 25th APRSAF in Singapore Last Updated: December 12, 2018 The Kibo-ABC workshop , co-chaired by Mr. Cheng Hai Tan from SSTA and Mr. Fumiaki Tanigaki from JAXA, was held on November 6 at the Sheraton Towers Singapore. It was organized under the Space Environment Utilization Working Group (SEUWG) , […]
Slow flow for glaciers thinning in Asia
Providing water for drinking, irrigation and power, glaciers in the world’s highest mountains are a lifeline for more than a billion people. As climate change takes a grip and glaciers lose mass, one might think that, lubricated by more meltwater, they flow more quickly. However, satellite images from over the last 30 years show that […]
Viewing the Approach of SpaceX's Dragon to the Space Station
International Space Station Commander Alexander Gerst viewed SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft chasing the orbital laboratory on Dec. 8, 2018 and took a series of photos. To source
Report from Space Environment Utilization Working Group (SEUWG) at the 25th APRSAF, in Singapore
Report from Space Environment Utilization Working Group (SEUWG) at the 25th APRSAF, in Singapore Last Updated: December 11, 2018 The 25th session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF-25) was successfully convened at Sheraton Towers Singapore from November 6 to 9, 2018. The Space Environment Utilization Working Group (SEUWG) [PDF: 61KB] and the Kibo-ABC […]
Saturn’s snowman
Space Science Image of the Week: Saturn’s moons Dione and Rhea appear as one in this unusual line-up To source
Astronaut Anne McClain's First Voyage to the Space Station
“Putting this journey into words will not be easy, but I will try. I am finally where I was born to be,” said astronaut Anne McClain of her first voyage to space. To source
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 3 – 7 December 2018 To source
Another El Niño on the horizon?
The jury is still out as to whether climate change will lead to stronger El Niño events, but while representatives from around 200 countries at the COP24 conference are working to breathe life into the 2105 Paris Agreement, there is a 75–80% chance that a fully-fledged event could be with us in the next couple […]
Chachani, Peru
Earth observation image of the week: Copernicus Sentinel-2 takes us over the Chachani mountain in Peru To source
Earth from Space
This week’s edition features a Copernicus Sentinel-2 view over the Chachani mountain and the city of Arequipa in Peru To source
Greenland ice loss quickening
Using a 25-year record of ESA satellite data, recent research shows that the pace at which Greenland is losing ice is getting faster. To source
New Research, Hardware Headed to Space Station
Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX’s 16th mission. To source